Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Pierre-De Saurel, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 35,315 persons representing 70.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,295 persons representing 4.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 12,080 persons, representing 24.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 510 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 225 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 95 persons representing 0.2% 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 22,135 persons representing 44.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,975 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,020 persons representing 15.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Pierre-De Saurel (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Pierre-De Saurel (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 22,135 | 44.0 | 1 | 49.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 10,975 | 21.8 | 2 | 56.0 |
| Québécois | 8,020 | 15.9 | 3 | 47.2 |
| French Canadian | 4,700 | 9.3 | 4 | 60.4 |
| Irish | 1,500 | 3.0 | 5 | 39.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Pierre-De Saurel (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Pierre-De Saurel (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 | 49,485 | 100.0 | ... | 45.8 | 50,315 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 840 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 30.5 | 1,095 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 44.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 39.6 |
| Chinese | 90 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 32.8 | 60 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 27.2 |
| Black | 265 | 0.5 | 32.0 | 27.6 | 510 | 1.0 | 46.8 | 21.6 |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 37.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
| Arab | 100 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 35.6 | 95 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 46.4 |
| Latin American | 165 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 32.0 | 225 | 0.4 | 20.6 | 38.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 150 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 28.2 | 75 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 44.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
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