Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Jacques-Cartier, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 27,040 persons representing 57.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,030 persons representing 6.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 16,635 persons, representing 35.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 220 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Southeast Asian, with about 165 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 145 persons representing 0.3% 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 18,275 persons representing 38.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,900 persons representing 27.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,495 persons representing 13.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 18,275 | 38.7 | 1 | 36.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 12,900 | 27.3 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Québécois | 6,495 | 13.7 | 3 | 33.6 |
| French Canadian | 4,130 | 8.7 | 4 | 38.8 |
| Irish | 3,145 | 6.7 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Jacques-Cartier (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Jacques-Cartier (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 | 42,970 | 100.0 | ... | 35.4 | 47,255 | 100.0 | ... | 37.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 465 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 765 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 27.8 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 60 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 24.8 | 85 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 27.4 |
| Black | 145 | 0.3 | 31.9 | 22.8 | 220 | 0.5 | 28.9 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 26.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 42.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 105 | 0.2 | 22.3 | 34.8 | 145 | 0.3 | 19.1 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 24.4 | 165 | 0.3 | 21.7 | 15.8 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 50 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.6 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... |
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