Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Joliette, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 42,900 persons representing 62.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,325 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 19,685 persons, representing 28.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,000 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 550 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 450 persons representing 0.7% 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 26,065 persons representing 38.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 15,670 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 12,890 persons representing 18.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Joliette (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Joliette (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 26,065 | 38.1 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 15,670 | 22.9 | 2 | 50.8 |
| Québécois | 12,890 | 18.9 | 3 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 6,530 | 9.6 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 2,775 | 4.1 | 5 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Joliette (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Joliette (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 | 63,930 | 100.0 | ... | 42.9 | 68,330 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,490 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 2,480 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 115 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| Chinese | 130 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 26.0 | 125 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 24.2 |
| Black | 515 | 0.8 | 34.4 | 22.5 | 1,000 | 1.5 | 40.5 | 25.6 |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 33.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Arab | 160 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 34.0 | 450 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 28.8 |
| Latin American | 350 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 32.1 | 550 | 0.8 | 22.2 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 100 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 33.2 | 150 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 33.2 |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... |
| 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. | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 60 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 23.2 | 60 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 29.2 |
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