Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thérèse-De Blainville, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 89,210 persons representing 55.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 11,470 persons representing 7.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 45,700 persons, representing 28.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 5,250 persons representing 3.3% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 4,390 persons representing 2.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 2,675 persons representing 1.7% 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 51,525 persons representing 32.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 38,260 persons representing 23.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 19,980 persons representing 12.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Thérèse-De Blainville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Thérèse-De Blainville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 51,525 | 32.2 | 1 | 43.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 38,260 | 23.9 | 2 | 45.2 |
| Québécois | 19,980 | 12.5 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 11,490 | 7.2 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Italian | 8,665 | 5.4 | 5 | 34.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Thérèse-De Blainville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Thérèse-De Blainville (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 | 153,955 | 100.0 | ... | 39.0 | 160,250 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 9,340 | 6.1 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 16,845 | 10.5 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 265 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 33.0 | 715 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 33.2 |
| Chinese | 660 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 1,050 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 30.8 |
| Black | 3,135 | 2.0 | 33.6 | 27.6 | 5,250 | 3.3 | 31.2 | 25.8 |
| Filipino | 120 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 29.8 | 210 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 28.6 |
| Arab | 2,055 | 1.3 | 22.0 | 31.5 | 4,390 | 2.7 | 26.0 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 1,510 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 33.6 | 2,675 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 39.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 1,085 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 33.9 | 1,180 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 34.8 |
| West Asian | 150 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 36.8 | 655 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 32.4 |
| Korean | 50 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 150 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 32.0 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 40.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 44.0 | 160 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 41.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 260 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 375 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
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