Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Kings, County
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,365 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,260 persons representing 11.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 24,370 persons, representing 34.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 540 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 500 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 375 persons representing 0.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Irish, with about 22,385 persons representing 31.8% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 20,075 persons representing 28.5% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 18,120 persons representing 25.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Kings (County), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Kings (County), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | 22,385 | 31.8 | 1 | 43.6 |
| English | 20,075 | 28.5 | 2 | 47.6 |
| Scottish | 18,120 | 25.7 | 3 | 44.4 |
| Canadian | 14,980 | 21.3 | 4 | 38.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 8,655 | 12.3 | 5 | 44.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Kings (County), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Kings (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 | 68,150 | 100.0 | ... | 41.5 | 70,400 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,420 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 31.8 | 2,250 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 190 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 34.8 | 375 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 27.4 |
| Chinese | 225 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 31.7 | 540 | 0.8 | 24.0 | 27.0 |
| Black | 335 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 31.0 | 500 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 27.4 |
| Filipino | 45 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 25.2 | 170 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 24.2 |
| Arab | 45 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 35.0 | 100 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 16.4 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 46.0 | 95 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 50 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 28.4 | 95 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 15.5 |
| West Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| Korean | 305 | 0.4 | 21.1 | 30.8 | 150 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 48.0 |
| Japanese | 40 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 29.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 55 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 21.6 | 65 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 29.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 22.0 | 115 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 35.2 |
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