Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Charlevoix-Est, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,720 persons representing 78.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,095 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,005 persons, representing 13.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 40 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% 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 6,520 persons representing 43.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,040 persons representing 20.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,295 persons representing 15.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Charlevoix-Est (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Charlevoix-Est (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,520 | 43.6 | 1 | 52.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,040 | 20.3 | 2 | 56.0 |
| Québécois | 2,295 | 15.3 | 3 | 51.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,835 | 12.3 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Irish | 320 | 2.1 | 5 | 49.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Charlevoix-Est (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Charlevoix-Est (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 | 15,180 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 | 14,960 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 90 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 125 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 8.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 42.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 24.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 32.0 | 31.2 |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 32.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 20.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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. | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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