| Statistic | Newcastle | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 1,513 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 3,001 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 59.7 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.1:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 63% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 13% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 89.7% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 4.1% |
| South Asian | 2.9% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| Japanese | 1.4% |
| Southeast Asian | 0.8% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 6.7% |
| United States | 1.9% |
| China | 1.7% |
| India | 0.9% |
| Philippines | 0.9% |