Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Appalaches, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 30,585 persons representing 73.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,635 persons representing 6.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,515 persons, representing 18.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 255 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 235 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 150 persons representing 0.4% 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 18,130 persons representing 43.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 8,365 persons representing 20.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,470 persons representing 15.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 18,130 | 43.8 | 1 | 50.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 8,365 | 20.2 | 2 | 53.2 |
| Québécois | 6,470 | 15.6 | 3 | 49.6 |
| French Canadian | 4,830 | 11.7 | 4 | 58.4 |
| Irish | 1,230 | 3.0 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Appalaches (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Appalaches (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 | 40,755 | 100.0 | ... | 46.1 | 41,370 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 365 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 905 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 25.0 | 70 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 31.4 |
| Black | 145 | 0.4 | 40.3 | 31.6 | 255 | 0.6 | 28.9 | 27.8 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | 70 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 34.4 |
| Arab | 40 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 33.0 | 150 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 90 | 0.2 | 23.6 | 31.6 | 235 | 0.6 | 26.1 | 30.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 27.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 43.2 |
| 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. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... |
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