Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Marguerite-D'Youville, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 47,565 persons representing 60.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,745 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 24,265 persons, representing 30.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,565 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 905 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 880 persons representing 1.1% 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 29,380 persons representing 37.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 20,760 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 11,385 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Marguerite-D'Youville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Marguerite-D'Youville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 29,380 | 37.2 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 20,760 | 26.3 | 2 | 41.2 |
| Québécois | 11,385 | 14.4 | 3 | 37.2 |
| French Canadian | 7,320 | 9.3 | 4 | 46.0 |
| Irish | 3,745 | 4.7 | 5 | 33.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Marguerite-D'Youville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Marguerite-D'Youville (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 | 76,225 | 100.0 | ... | 38.4 | 79,065 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,510 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 4,305 | 5.4 | 100.0 | 30.0 |
| South Asian | 50 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 50.0 | 80 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| Chinese | 285 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 26.8 | 280 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 23.2 |
| Black | 725 | 1.0 | 28.7 | 25.7 | 1,565 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 22.0 |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 30.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 25.0 |
| Arab | 385 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 32.7 | 905 | 1.1 | 20.9 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 615 | 0.8 | 24.8 | 33.1 | 880 | 1.1 | 20.4 | 34.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 205 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 29.5 | 195 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 19.2 |
| West Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 70 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 39.2 |
| Korean | 35 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 17.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 32.8 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 50 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 33.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 110 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 14.4 | 165 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 20.6 |
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