Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Avignon, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 9,345 persons representing 71.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 610 persons representing 4.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,575 persons, representing 19.8% 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 4,645 persons representing 35.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,865 persons representing 22.0% of the total population. The third origin was Acadian, with about 1,900 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Avignon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Avignon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 4,645 | 35.7 | 1 | 51.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,865 | 22.0 | 2 | 49.6 |
| Acadian | 1,900 | 14.6 | 3 | 53.2 |
| Québécois | 1,100 | 8.5 | 4 | 48.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,085 | 8.3 | 5 | 56.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Avignon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Avignon (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 | 14,040 | 100.0 | ... | 44.5 | 12,995 | 100.0 | ... | 51.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 135 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 31.0 | 90 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 40 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 25.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 38.9 | 13.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... | 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 | 20 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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