Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Robert-Cliche, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,360 persons representing 76.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,310 persons representing 7.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,840 persons, representing 15.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 90 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 70 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% 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 8,320 persons representing 44.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,935 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,740 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Robert-Cliche (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Robert-Cliche (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,320 | 44.5 | 1 | 41.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,935 | 21.0 | 2 | 47.6 |
| Québécois | 2,740 | 14.6 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 2,485 | 13.3 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Irish | 435 | 2.3 | 5 | 31.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Robert-Cliche (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Robert-Cliche (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 | 18,525 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 18,705 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 205 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 235 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Black | 115 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 22.2 | 90 | 0.5 | 38.3 | 34.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 8.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 70 | 0.4 | 29.8 | 36.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 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. | 30 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 26.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 6.4 | ... |
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