Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Moulins, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 97,675 persons representing 58.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 14,050 persons representing 8.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 45,340 persons, representing 27.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 15,650 persons representing 9.3% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 3,750 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 3,385 persons representing 2.0% 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 56,225 persons representing 33.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 32,785 persons representing 19.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 21,730 persons representing 12.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Moulins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Moulins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 56,225 | 33.4 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 32,785 | 19.5 | 2 | 42.4 |
| Québécois | 21,730 | 12.9 | 3 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 12,940 | 7.7 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Haitian | 10,340 | 6.1 | 5 | 25.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Moulins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Moulins (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 | 156,690 | 100.0 | ... | 37.7 | 168,130 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 15,500 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 28.9 | 25,545 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 125 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 35.6 | 360 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 36.8 |
| Chinese | 455 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 28.3 | 480 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 25.2 |
| Black | 9,275 | 5.9 | 59.9 | 28.3 | 15,650 | 9.3 | 61.2 | 25.4 |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 27.2 | 145 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 34.8 |
| Arab | 2,070 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 29.3 | 3,750 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 31.8 |
| Latin American | 2,420 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 31.3 | 3,385 | 2.0 | 13.3 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 680 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 30.3 | 825 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 29.8 |
| West Asian | 110 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 30.4 | 345 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| Korean | 85 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 70 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 34.0 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 34.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 95 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 85 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 31.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 140 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 410 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
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