Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Francheville, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 99,630 persons representing 65.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,470 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 40,190 persons, representing 26.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 3,765 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,690 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,385 persons representing 0.9% 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 60,095 persons representing 39.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 35,015 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 21,785 persons representing 14.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Francheville (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Francheville (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 60,095 | 39.4 | 1 | 46.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 35,015 | 22.9 | 2 | 52.0 |
| Québécois | 21,785 | 14.3 | 3 | 42.4 |
| French Canadian | 14,655 | 9.6 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 4,730 | 3.1 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Francheville (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Francheville (Census division), 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 | 147,280 | 100.0 | ... | 43.4 | 152,590 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 4,720 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 27.1 | 8,205 | 5.4 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 155 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 25.8 | 210 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 315 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 26.3 | 445 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 23.4 |
| Black | 1,870 | 1.3 | 39.7 | 23.8 | 3,765 | 2.5 | 45.9 | 23.4 |
| Filipino | 50 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 37.5 | 125 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 28.4 |
| Arab | 785 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 28.8 | 1,385 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 29.2 |
| Latin American | 1,130 | 0.8 | 23.9 | 29.3 | 1,690 | 1.1 | 20.6 | 31.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 225 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 37.2 | 275 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 32.0 |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 31.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 34.4 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 45 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 120 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 55 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 65 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 27.6 |
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