| Statistic | Northfield | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 1,485 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 1,678 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 37.1 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.1:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 54% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 39% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 93.6% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| South Asian | 10.7% |
| Filipino | 2.7% |
| Arab | 2.2% |
| Chinese | 2.0% |
| Latin American | 1.6% |
| Data | Percent |
| India | 5.0% |
| United Kingdom | 2.3% |
| Philippines | 2.1% |
| United States | 1.4% |
| Malaysia | 0.6% |