Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Haute-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 54,710 persons representing 60.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,365 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 27,215 persons, representing 30.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,275 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,190 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 575 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 36,315 persons representing 40.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 21,530 persons representing 23.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 13,065 persons representing 14.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Haute-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Haute-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 36,315 | 40.3 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 21,530 | 23.9 | 2 | 49.6 |
| Québécois | 13,065 | 14.5 | 3 | 40.4 |
| French Canadian | 7,815 | 8.7 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 4,260 | 4.7 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Haute-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Haute-Yamaska (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 | 85,810 | 100.0 | ... | 42.1 | 90,200 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,125 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 3,975 | 4.4 | 100.0 | 28.2 |
| South Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 26.4 | 105 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 45.2 |
| Chinese | 170 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 27.4 | 145 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 22.2 |
| Black | 890 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 23.9 | 1,275 | 1.4 | 32.1 | 23.4 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 31.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 470 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 27.4 | 575 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 28.2 |
| Latin American | 1,085 | 1.3 | 34.7 | 31.0 | 1,190 | 1.3 | 29.9 | 31.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 130 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 34.8 | 195 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 28.6 |
| West Asian | 195 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 32.8 | 305 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 25.0 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 30.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 62.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 75 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 27.8 |
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