| Statistic | Coal Tyee | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 281 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 1,439 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 38.8 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.2:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 67% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 28% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 95.6% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 6.3% |
| South Asian | 1.9% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| N/A | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 2.2% |
| China | 1.9% |
| India | 1.5% |
| Ireland | 1.5% |
| Fiji | 0.4% |