| Statistic | Parkwood | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 1,201 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 2,971 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 49.3 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.2:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 69% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 33% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 93.8% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| Chinese | 3.6% |
| South Asian | 3.0% |
| Multiple Visible Minorities | 1.2% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Japanese | 1.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 6.9% |
| China | 1.7% |
| Other Southern Europe | 1.4% |
| India | 1.3% |
| Germany | 1.1% |