Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Roussillon, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 98,535 persons representing 53.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 15,050 persons representing 8.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 49,655 persons, representing 27.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 10,680 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 4,940 persons representing 2.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 4,245 persons representing 2.3% 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 53,170 persons representing 29.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 39,840 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 19,550 persons representing 10.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Roussillon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Roussillon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 53,170 | 29.1 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 39,840 | 21.8 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Québécois | 19,550 | 10.7 | 3 | 39.6 |
| Irish | 12,565 | 6.9 | 4 | 34.8 |
| French Canadian | 11,460 | 6.3 | 5 | 48.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Roussillon (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Roussillon (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 | 169,735 | 100.0 | ... | 39.1 | 182,785 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 18,290 | 10.8 | 100.0 | 31.5 | 29,945 | 16.4 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 1,095 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 34.1 | 1,775 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 1,945 | 1.1 | 10.6 | 32.3 | 3,745 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 34.4 |
| Black | 6,680 | 3.9 | 36.5 | 30.8 | 10,680 | 5.8 | 35.7 | 26.8 |
| Filipino | 390 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 31.8 | 670 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 37.2 |
| Arab | 3,060 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 29.6 | 4,245 | 2.3 | 14.2 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 2,905 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 35.0 | 4,940 | 2.7 | 16.5 | 38.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 705 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 28.2 | 935 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 455 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 36.5 | 1,255 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 36.8 |
| Korean | 95 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 265 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 32.8 |
| Japanese | 90 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 31.4 | 80 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 40.4 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 345 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 29.3 | 335 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 36.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 530 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 23.0 | 1,000 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 17.2 |
- Date modified: