Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Deux-Montagnes, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 55,800 persons representing 55.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,845 persons representing 6.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 30,235 persons, representing 30.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 3,465 persons representing 3.4% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 2,490 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 1,525 persons representing 1.5% 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 33,300 persons representing 33.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 23,290 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 13,135 persons representing 13.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Deux-Montagnes (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Deux-Montagnes (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 33,300 | 33.1 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 23,290 | 23.2 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Québécois | 13,135 | 13.1 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 7,320 | 7.3 | 4 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 6,135 | 6.1 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Deux-Montagnes (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Deux-Montagnes (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 | 97,135 | 100.0 | ... | 39.9 | 100,490 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 5,895 | 6.1 | 100.0 | 28.5 | 9,850 | 9.8 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 185 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 35.4 | 540 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 32.4 |
| Chinese | 320 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 25.3 | 285 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 32.4 |
| Black | 2,100 | 2.2 | 35.5 | 25.4 | 3,465 | 3.4 | 35.1 | 23.4 |
| Filipino | 90 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 30.0 | 130 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| Arab | 1,350 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 29.7 | 2,490 | 2.5 | 25.3 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 900 | 0.9 | 15.3 | 34.0 | 1,525 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 575 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 29.3 | 745 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 31.6 |
| West Asian | 110 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 32.0 | 250 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| Korean | 50 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 31.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 29.0 | 85 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 30.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 175 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 315 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
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