Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lévis, Territoire équivalent
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 94,000 persons representing 64.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,415 persons representing 7.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 38,625 persons, representing 26.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,515 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 1,080 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 875 persons representing 0.6% 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 58,065 persons representing 39.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 40,875 persons representing 28.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 18,600 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Lévis (Territoire équivalent), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lévis (Territoire équivalent), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canadian | 58,065 | 39.7 | 1 | 43.2 |
French, n.o.s. | 40,875 | 28.0 | 2 | 45.2 |
Québécois | 18,600 | 12.7 | 3 | 41.2 |
French Canadian | 14,760 | 10.1 | 4 | 48.8 |
Irish | 6,210 | 4.2 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Lévis (Territoire équivalent), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lévis (Territoire équivalent), 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 | 140,245 | 100.0 | ... | 40.6 | 146,235 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
Total visible minority population | 3,125 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 27.3 | 5,825 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 29.6 |
South Asian | 80 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 41.0 | 160 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 35.2 |
Chinese | 385 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 21.6 | 455 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 25.0 |
Black | 1,035 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 23.2 | 2,515 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 25.8 |
Filipino | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 90 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 34.8 |
Arab | 555 | 0.4 | 17.8 | 29.4 | 1,080 | 0.7 | 18.4 | 31.6 |
Latin American | 615 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 33.4 | 875 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 36.4 |
Southeast Asian | 220 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 30.6 | 395 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 28.4 |
West Asian | 55 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 35.5 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 22.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 20.6 |
Japanese | 35 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 32.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 26.6 |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 37.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 33.6 |
Multiple visible minorities | 70 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 17.6 | 95 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 30.4 |
- Date modified: