Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Matanie, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 15,515 persons representing 76.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,035 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,745 persons, representing 18.3% 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 7,990 persons representing 39.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,015 persons representing 24.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,885 persons representing 14.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Matanie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Matanie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,990 | 39.1 | 1 | 54.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,015 | 24.6 | 2 | 53.2 |
| Québécois | 2,885 | 14.1 | 3 | 48.4 |
| French Canadian | 2,580 | 12.6 | 4 | 59.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 485 | 2.4 | 5 | 49.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Matanie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Matanie (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 | 20,590 | 100.0 | ... | 46.7 | 20,410 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 280 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 26.1 | 240 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.2 | 17.9 | 27.2 | 20 | 0.1 | 10.4 | ... |
| Black | 150 | 0.7 | 53.6 | 23.0 | 105 | 0.5 | 43.8 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 10.4 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 14.6 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 10.4 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 6.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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