Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Rocher-Percé, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,430 persons representing 84.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 505 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,585 persons, representing 9.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 55 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% 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 5,635 persons representing 33.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,875 persons representing 22.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,255 persons representing 13.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,635 | 33.1 | 1 | 55.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,875 | 22.7 | 2 | 58.4 |
| Québécois | 2,255 | 13.2 | 3 | 52.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,335 | 7.8 | 4 | 58.8 |
| Irish | 1,310 | 7.7 | 5 | 55.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Rocher-Percé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 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 | 17,050 | 100.0 | ... | 49.0 | 17,045 | 100.0 | ... | 56.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 95 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 42.8 | 140 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 42.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 10.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 22.2 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 35 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 48.0 | 55 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 35.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 22.2 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 10.7 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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