Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rouville, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 22,250 persons representing 60.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,105 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 11,805 persons, representing 31.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 370 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 245 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 135 persons representing 0.4% 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 14,750 persons representing 39.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 9,165 persons representing 24.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,950 persons representing 16.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Rouville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rouville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 14,750 | 39.9 | 1 | 40.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 9,165 | 24.8 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Québécois | 5,950 | 16.1 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,095 | 8.4 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 1,470 | 4.0 | 5 | 32.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rouville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rouville (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 | 35,480 | 100.0 | ... | 39.7 | 36,960 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 560 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 31.9 | 1,060 | 2.9 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 21.6 |
| Chinese | 90 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 25.8 | 45 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 26.6 |
| Black | 155 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 24.2 | 245 | 0.7 | 23.6 | 30.0 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 18.6 |
| Arab | 65 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 38.0 | 135 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 35.6 |
| Latin American | 155 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 35.6 | 370 | 1.0 | 35.4 | 31.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 48.0 | 75 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 60 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 32.0 |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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