Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bonaventure, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,975 persons representing 69.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,060 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,005 persons, representing 17.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 50 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, 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 6,460 persons representing 37.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,240 persons representing 18.8% of the total population. The third origin was Acadian, with about 2,070 persons representing 12.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Bonaventure (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Bonaventure (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,460 | 37.4 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,240 | 18.8 | 2 | 54.0 |
| Acadian | 2,070 | 12.0 | 3 | 52.0 |
| Québécois | 1,635 | 9.5 | 4 | 44.8 |
| Irish | 1,320 | 7.7 | 5 | 41.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Bonaventure (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Bonaventure (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 | 17,195 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 | 17,255 | 100.0 | ... | 53.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 85 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 22.2 | 125 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 39.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | ... | 50 | 0.3 | 41.7 | 16.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 8.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 35 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 16.5 | 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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