Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Nicolet-Yamaska, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,330 persons representing 71.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,240 persons representing 5.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,110 persons, representing 22.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 90 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 60 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% 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 9,695 persons representing 42.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,840 persons representing 21.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,900 persons representing 17.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Nicolet-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Nicolet-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,695 | 42.4 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,840 | 21.2 | 2 | 48.4 |
| Québécois | 3,900 | 17.0 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 2,230 | 9.7 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 650 | 2.8 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Nicolet-Yamaska (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Nicolet-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 | 22,310 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 22,875 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 245 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 215 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 85 | 0.4 | 34.7 | 31.2 | 60 | 0.3 | 27.3 | 31.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 9.1 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.2 | 24.5 | 36.5 | 90 | 0.4 | 43.2 | 25.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 21.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ... |
| 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 | 15 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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