(English) Nanaimo’s Urban Aboriginal Identity Population (2011, NHS)

(English) 6.8% (6,505) of Nanaimo’s population identifies as Aboriginal, 8.1% (7,775) report having Aboriginal ancestry.

(English) 64.3% are First Nation, 31.9% are Metis, 1.1% are Inuit and 2.7% report having multiple or other Aboriginal identities.