Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Portneuf, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 37,435 persons representing 69.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,245 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 12,840 persons, representing 23.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 220 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 190 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 180 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 23,760 persons representing 43.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,700 persons representing 23.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,145 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Portneuf (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Portneuf (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 23,760 | 43.9 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 12,700 | 23.4 | 2 | 48.8 |
| Québécois | 8,145 | 15.0 | 3 | 42.4 |
| French Canadian | 5,620 | 10.4 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Irish | 1,880 | 3.5 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Portneuf (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Portneuf (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 | 51,365 | 100.0 | ... | 43.0 | 54,160 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 450 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 30.3 | 805 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 30.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 7.5 |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 21.2 | 65 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 16.6 |
| Black | 135 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 190 | 0.4 | 22.8 | 14.1 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 50 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 33.0 | 220 | 0.4 | 27.2 | 32.0 |
| Latin American | 110 | 0.2 | 25.3 | 36.0 | 180 | 0.3 | 21.6 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 42.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 25.4 |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 40.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... |
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