Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 83,350 persons representing 52.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 12,600 persons representing 7.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 43,305 persons, representing 27.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 5,650 persons representing 3.5% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 5,555 persons representing 3.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 2,865 persons representing 1.8% 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 43,120 persons representing 26.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 35,395 persons representing 22.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 16,185 persons representing 10.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Vaudreuil-Soulanges (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Vaudreuil-Soulanges (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 43,120 | 26.9 | 1 | 41.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 35,395 | 22.1 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Irish | 16,185 | 10.1 | 3 | 35.6 |
| Québécois | 14,145 | 8.8 | 4 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 10,085 | 6.3 | 5 | 46.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Vaudreuil-Soulanges (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Vaudreuil-Soulanges (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 | 147,355 | 100.0 | ... | 38.9 | 160,385 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 15,450 | 10.5 | 100.0 | 30.7 | 23,465 | 14.6 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 3,175 | 2.2 | 20.5 | 31.6 | 5,650 | 3.5 | 24.1 | 32.4 |
| Chinese | 1,265 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 30.5 | 1,620 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 32.4 |
| Black | 4,255 | 2.9 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 5,555 | 3.5 | 23.7 | 27.4 |
| Filipino | 1,190 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 32.9 | 2,125 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 34.0 |
| Arab | 1,880 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 30.7 | 2,865 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 36.4 |
| Latin American | 1,690 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 34.0 | 2,520 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 705 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 28.4 | 865 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 32.0 |
| West Asian | 280 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 44.6 | 745 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 39.6 |
| Korean | 80 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.0 | 165 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 25.6 |
| Japanese | 105 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 35.6 | 190 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 27.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 295 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 33.4 | 290 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 40.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 530 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 875 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 14.5 |
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