Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shelburne, County
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Baptist, with about 3,040 persons representing 22.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,635 persons representing 12.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,620 persons, representing 41.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 205 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 55 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 3,685 persons representing 27.3% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 3,380 persons representing 25.0% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 2,230 persons representing 16.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Shelburne (County), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Shelburne (County), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,685 | 27.3 | 1 | 49.6 |
| English | 3,380 | 25.0 | 2 | 56.4 |
| Scottish | 2,230 | 16.5 | 3 | 54.4 |
| Irish | 2,030 | 15.0 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1,065 | 7.9 | 5 | 40.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Shelburne (County), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Shelburne (County), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 13,760 | 100.0 | ... | 46.2 | 13,515 | 100.0 | ... | 51.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 305 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 37.6 | 330 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 37.6 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 40.0 | 55 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 25.2 |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... |
| Black | 215 | 1.6 | 70.5 | 39.6 | 205 | 1.5 | 61.5 | 39.2 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 4.9 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.6 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 25.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 7.7 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.1 | 4.9 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... |
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