Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Arthabaska, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 49,995 persons representing 69.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,805 persons representing 6.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 15,715 persons, representing 21.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 735 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 560 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 435 persons representing 0.6% 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 30,560 persons representing 42.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 14,775 persons representing 20.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 12,335 persons representing 17.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 30,560 | 42.6 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 14,775 | 20.6 | 2 | 49.2 |
| Québécois | 12,335 | 17.2 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 7,230 | 10.1 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 2,190 | 3.1 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Arthabaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Arthabaska (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 | 69,525 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 | 71,715 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,340 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 2,160 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 26.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 31.2 |
| Chinese | 160 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 19.4 | 135 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 22.6 |
| Black | 385 | 0.6 | 28.7 | 24.0 | 560 | 0.8 | 26.2 | 18.6 |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 30.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
| Arab | 80 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 30.0 | 435 | 0.6 | 20.0 | 27.2 |
| Latin American | 525 | 0.8 | 39.2 | 33.0 | 735 | 1.0 | 34.1 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 65 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 36.0 | 135 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 26.0 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 28.0 | 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 | 0.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 45 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 33.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 24.6 |
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