Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Papineau, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 15,645 persons representing 65.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,430 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,255 persons, representing 26.1% 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 8,885 persons representing 37.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,410 persons representing 26.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,600 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,885 | 37.0 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,410 | 26.7 | 2 | 55.2 |
| Québécois | 3,600 | 15.0 | 3 | 48.4 |
| French Canadian | 2,285 | 9.5 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Irish | 1,620 | 6.8 | 5 | 49.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Papineau (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Papineau (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 | 22,355 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 | 23,985 | 100.0 | ... | 54.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 200 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 33.4 | 260 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 40.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 5.8 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 24.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 50.4 |
| Black | 80 | 0.4 | 42.5 | 27.8 | 90 | 0.4 | 36.5 | 28.0 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 7.5 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 7.5 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 11.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 39.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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