Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Île-d'Orléans, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,740 persons representing 70.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 345 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,560 persons, representing 23.2% 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 2,540 persons representing 37.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,965 persons representing 29.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 940 persons representing 14.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, L'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,540 | 37.8 | 1 | 52.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,965 | 29.3 | 2 | 52.8 |
| Québécois | 940 | 14.0 | 3 | 51.6 |
| French Canadian | 805 | 12.0 | 4 | 56.0 |
| Irish | 240 | 3.6 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, L'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Île-d'Orléans (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 | 6,965 | 100.0 | ... | 46.6 | 6,715 | 100.0 | ... | 52.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 115 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 32.8 | 85 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 35.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.4 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 20 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 11.8 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 35.0 | 45 | 0.7 | 52.9 | 34.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 11.8 | ... |
| 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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