Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Assomption, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 74,705 persons representing 59.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,760 persons representing 8.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 32,560 persons, representing 25.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 10,070 persons representing 8.0% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 3,765 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 2,400 persons representing 1.9% 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 43,565 persons representing 34.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 26,115 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 18,565 persons representing 14.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, L'Assomption (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Assomption (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 43,565 | 34.5 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 26,115 | 20.7 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Québécois | 18,565 | 14.7 | 3 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 8,860 | 7.0 | 4 | 54.4 |
| Haitian | 6,350 | 5.0 | 5 | 25.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, L'Assomption (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Assomption (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 | 122,955 | 100.0 | ... | 40.7 | 126,430 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 11,130 | 9.1 | 100.0 | 28.7 | 17,845 | 14.1 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
| South Asian | 80 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 29.8 | 90 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 29.8 |
| Chinese | 305 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 26.1 | 345 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 25.4 |
| Black | 6,650 | 5.4 | 59.8 | 28.1 | 10,070 | 8.0 | 56.4 | 25.2 |
| Filipino | 50 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 22.8 | 65 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| Arab | 1,715 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 27.5 | 3,765 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 27.2 |
| Latin American | 1,585 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 34.1 | 2,400 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 405 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 29.8 | 450 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| West Asian | 55 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 155 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 38.4 |
| Korean | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 31.0 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 19.4 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 35.0 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 21.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 175 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 335 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 19.4 |
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