Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Matapédia, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,265 persons representing 83.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 740 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,960 persons, representing 11.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 45 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 Southeast Asian, with about 15 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 6,600 persons representing 38.6% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 3,570 persons representing 20.9% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,560 persons representing 20.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Matapédia (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Matapédia (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,600 | 38.6 | 1 | 50.4 |
| Québécois | 3,570 | 20.9 | 2 | 46.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,560 | 20.8 | 3 | 56.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,730 | 10.1 | 4 | 56.8 |
| Acadian | 660 | 3.9 | 5 | 54.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Matapédia (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Matapédia (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 | 17,385 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 | 17,090 | 100.0 | ... | 51.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 105 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 21.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 54.5 | 14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.1 | 27.3 | 44.0 | 45 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 18.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 9.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 9.5 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 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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