Indicators at a Glance
The City is using two types of indicators to monitor our progress:
KEY INDICATORS will tell us how the City is doing at a high-level and how close or how far we are to our end goals. It is intentional to limit the number of key indicators so that it is easier for us to see the big picture. When viewed together, they help us recognize the interconnections among areas of impact. The Key Indicators are always shown as a percentage score where ≥ 100% indicates sustainable, and < 100% indicates unsustainable.
SUPPORTIVE INDICATORS will tell us how the City is doing in a specific area and can show us over time if we are moving in the right direction. The selection of supportive indicators will depend on their relevance and remain adaptable. They are tracked with actual data and could be numbers or percentages.
You can explore both Key Indicators and Supportive Indicators in a variety of ways:
1. Gain an impression of the status of the Key Indicators through the Nanaimo Monitoring Bar - our annual data portrait.
2. Look up individual indicators' detailed information by clicking on each indicator tile and find the ones you are most interested in by year and type under Indicators.
3. Review Indicator data tables that can be filtered by year.
4. Review Indicator Summary Tables by opening the documents below.
Key Indicator Summary Tables updated 2024.11.22
Supportive Indicator Summary Tables updated 2024.11.22
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The Nanaimo Monitoring Bar
The Nanaimo Monitoring Bar figure below provides an 'at a glance' annual data portrait of Nanaimo in a chosen year using only Key Indicators based on the Nanaimo Framework in the City Plan: Nanaimo ReImagined. The framework is meant to guide the City to create a place where the Nanaimo residents and the planet can thrive in balance. The aim is to stay in the centre of the 'sweet spot' where we are meeting our social needs while living within our ecological ceiling.
If a key indicator's bar extends from the centre and is red, it means we are transgressing into environmental overshoot or social shortfall. The Nanaimo Monitoring Bar illustrates the challenge of moving inside those boundaries from both top and bottom simultaneously. It also helps recognize the areas we are doing well and identify areas of improvement as well as track our progress over time so that our actions propel us towards our ultimate aim.
The image is meant to reflect at a high level where we are at on that journey.
LEGEND
Indicator is operating sustainably and meeting the end goal
Indicator is operating unsustainably/improvement needed. The further the red bar extends from the centre, the further we are from our end goal.
Indicator development to be completed or data unavailable for this year.
Indicators
Click on individual indictors to learn more. You can filter them by City Plan Goal Area and Indicator Type below.
Goal Area: Green
Key Indicators
Climate Change
Community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
6%
2023
Land Use & Land Health
Tree Canopy Coverage - Neighbourhood
39%
2022
Water Resources
Sufficiency of Reservoir Supply
100%
2023
Water Resources
Environmental Flow
87%
2023
Waste
Municipal Residential Waste Diversion
68%
2023
Supportive Indicators
Climate Change
Community GHG emissions (tCO2e)
689,699
2023
Climate Change
GHG emissions from buildings and infrastructure (tCO2e)
135,375
2023
Climate Change
GHG emissions from transportation (tCO2e)
475,951
2023
Climate Change
GHG Emissions per capita (tCO2e/person)
6.4
2023
Climate Change
Corporate GHG emissions (tCO2e)
5,287
2023
Land Use & Land Health
City-wide tree canopy coverage (percentage of land area including Saysutshun)
33%
2022
Water Resources
The number of days water level at Jump Lake is between 31% and 35%
0
2023
Water Resources
Annual total water consumption (cubic meters)
13,656,315
2023
Water Resources
Average water consumption per person per day (liters/person/day)
346
2023
Water Resources
Residential water consumption per person (liters/person/day)
190
2023
Waste
Annual household waste sent to landfill (kg/household)
225
2022
Goal Area: Connected
Key Indicators
Road Safety
Traffic Related Fatalities
234%
2022
Road Safety
Traffic Related Injuries
23%
2022
Supportive Indicators
Car-Free Daily Needs
Transportation by mode - commuting by car
86.8%
2021
Car-Free Daily Needs
Transportation by mode - commuting by transit
4%
2021
Car-Free Daily Needs
Transportation by mode - commuting by walk
5.2%
2021
Car-Free Daily Needs
Transportation by mode - commuting by bike
1.4%
2021
Car-Free Daily Needs
Distance driven (km/person/day)
14
2011
Car-Free Daily Needs
Vehicle ownership
57,261
2023
Road Safety
Number of traffic-related fatalities
1
2022
Road Safety
Number of traffic-related injuries
679
2022
Goal Area: Healthy
Key Indicators
Housing
Housing Affordability
76%
2021
Housing
Vacancy Rate
90%
2023
Homelessness
Homelessness – Temporary Relief
44%
2023
Supportive Indicators
Community Safety
Non-domestic Assaults
739
2023
Community Safety
Break & Enter - Business
192
2023
Community Safety
Break & Enter - Residential
165
2023
Housing
Total new residential units (building permits issued based on calendar year)
1170
2023
Housing
Total net new non-market units including supportive units (BC Housing unit count)
28
2024
Housing
Number of new residential units - studio (multi-family building permits issued)
109
2023
Housing
Number of new residential units - 1 br (multi-family building permits issued)
433
2023
Housing
Number of new residential units - 2 br (multi-family building permits issued)
285
2023
Housing
Number of new residential units - 3 br (multi-family building permits issued)
85
2023
Housing
Average units per hectare (UPH) by land use designation - primary urban centre
55
2021
Homelessness
Homelessness - Point-in-Time count
515
2023
Homelessness
Number of year-round shelter beds
83
2024
Homelessness
Number of temporary supportive housing units
166
2024
Recreation, Culture and Wellness Support
Number of individual households participating in Park, Recreation and Culture programs
8,257
2023
Goal Area: Empowered
Goal Area: Prosperous
Indicator Data Tables
You can select a year and view three years of data at a time (i.e., the chosen year and two previous years) in the tables below.
Green |
≥ 100% = Sustainable < 100% = Unsustainable Score |
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Areas of Impact |
Key Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C1.1 | Climate Change |
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6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
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C1.2 | Land Use & Land Health |
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44% |
44% |
44% |
39% |
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C1.3 | Waterway Health |
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C1.4 | Chemical Pollution |
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C1.5 | Biodiversity |
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C1.6 | Water Resources |
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100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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93% |
87% |
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C1.7 | Waste |
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71% |
72% |
73% |
72% |
72% |
71% |
68% |
Green |
Data |
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Areas of Impact |
Supportive Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C1.1 | Climate Change |
|
685,827 |
682,305 |
674,064 |
711,661 |
701,781 |
663,429 |
669,132 |
661,466 |
689,699 |
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160,990 |
171,732 |
197,066 |
185,487 |
197,793 |
208,415 |
141,187 |
141,686 |
135,375 |
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455,843 |
468,806 |
432,058 |
443,665 |
423,741 |
379,129 |
453,585 |
447,712 |
475,951 |
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7.2 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
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4,696 |
6,142 |
5,625 |
4,955 |
5,181 |
4,850 |
4,765 |
5,315 |
5,254 |
5,343 |
5,471 |
5,465 |
5,806 |
5,110 |
5,033 |
5,548 |
5,287 |
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C1.2 | Land Use & Land Health |
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34% |
33% |
34% |
33% |
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C1.6 | Water Resources |
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14,297,222 |
13,893,408 |
13,524,294 |
14,822,689 |
13,122,313 |
13,656,315 |
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396 |
376 |
361 |
390 |
338 |
346 |
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220 |
210 |
202 |
219 |
190 |
190 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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C1.7 | Waste |
|
140 |
169 |
193 |
227 |
220 |
225 |
Connected |
≥ 100% = Sustainable < 100% = Unsustainable Score |
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Areas of Impact |
Key Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C2.1 | Car Free Daily Needs |
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C2.2 | Road Safety |
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79% |
42% |
51% |
104% |
234% |
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18% |
19% |
23% |
22% |
23% |
Connected |
Data |
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Areas of Impact |
Supportive Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C2.1 | Car-Free Daily Needs |
|
85.6% |
86.8% |
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4.1% |
4% |
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6.4% |
5.2% |
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1.6% |
1.4% |
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14 |
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52,235 |
53,626 |
56,082 |
56,326 |
57,261 |
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C2.2 | Road Safety |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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|
920 |
971 |
932 |
669 |
713 |
679 |
Healthy |
≥ 100% = Sustainable < 100% = Unsustainable Score |
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Areas of Impact |
Key Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C3.1 | Community Safety |
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C3.2 | Housing |
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71% |
69% |
73% |
76% |
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67% |
33% |
53% |
73% |
90% |
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C3.3 | Homelessness |
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25% |
53% |
44% |
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C3.4 | Food Security |
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C3.5 | Recreation, Culture & Wellness Support |
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Healthy |
Data |
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Areas of Impact |
Supportive Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C3.1 | Community Safety |
|
467 |
599 |
615 |
730 |
826 |
739 |
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319 |
394 |
216 |
183 |
239 |
192 |
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379 |
327 |
223 |
188 |
187 |
165 |
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C3.2 | Housing |
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55 |
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1023 |
858 |
947 |
1571 |
1084 |
674 |
1370 |
1170 |
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76 |
296 |
-5 |
192 |
202 |
74 |
28 |
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104 |
109 |
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363 |
433 |
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284 |
285 |
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96 |
85 |
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C3.3 | Homelessness |
|
335 |
433 |
515 |
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84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
83 |
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0 |
144 |
144 |
144 |
144 |
144 |
166 |
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C3.5 | Recreation, Culture and Wellness Support |
|
8,045 |
4,629 |
6,490 |
7,260 |
8,257 |
Empowered |
≥ 100% = Sustainable < 100% = Unsustainable Score |
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Areas of Impact |
Key Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C4.1 | Equity |
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C4.2 | Civic Engagement |
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C4.3 | Access to Public Spaces & Events |
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Empowered |
Data |
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Areas of Impact |
Supportive Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C4.2 | Civic Engagement |
|
39.7% |
24.2% |
Prosperous |
≥ 100% = Sustainable < 100% = Unsustainable Score |
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Areas of Impact |
Key Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C5.1 | Workforce |
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95% |
95% |
94% |
94% |
94% |
94% |
93% |
94% |
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C5.2 | Employment |
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88% |
96% |
50% |
74% |
125% |
94% |
Prosperous |
Data |
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Areas of Impact |
Supportive Indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
C5.1 | Workforce |
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63% |
64% |
64% |
63% |
63% |
61% |
62% |
62% |
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C5.2 | Employment |
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5.1% |
4.7% |
9.0% |
6.1% |
3.6% |
4.8% |
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