| Statistic | University District | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 2,331 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 2,609 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 33.8 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 0.9:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 47% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 32% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 93.2% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Southeast Asian | 4.4% |
| Chinese | 3.3% |
| Latin American | 1.9% |
| South Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 1.5% |
| Cambodia | 1.2% |
| China | 1.2% |
| United States | 0.7% |
| Vietnam | 0.6% |