Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lotbinière, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 22,660 persons representing 67.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,455 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,265 persons, representing 24.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 195 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 160 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 145 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 15,770 persons representing 46.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 7,015 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,620 persons representing 16.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Lotbinière (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lotbinière (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 15,770 | 46.6 | 1 | 39.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 7,015 | 20.7 | 2 | 46.4 |
| Québécois | 5,620 | 16.6 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,205 | 9.5 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Irish | 1,190 | 3.5 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Lotbinière (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lotbinière (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 | 31,030 | 100.0 | ... | 40.7 | 33,830 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 230 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 640 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 58.8 |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... |
| Black | 65 | 0.2 | 28.9 | 22.0 | 145 | 0.4 | 22.7 | 15.9 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 44.0 | 160 | 0.5 | 25.8 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.2 | 24.4 | 34.0 | 195 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 46.4 |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 6.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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