Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Gatineau, Territoire équivalent
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 141,155 persons representing 49.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 26,775 persons representing 9.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 88,125 persons, representing 30.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 27,145 persons representing 9.5% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 10,240 persons representing 3.6% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 5,595 persons representing 2.0% 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 74,935 persons representing 26.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 68,915 persons representing 24.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 23,815 persons representing 8.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Gatineau (Territoire équivalent), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Gatineau (Territoire équivalent), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 74,935 | 26.2 | 1 | 40.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 68,915 | 24.1 | 2 | 43.2 |
| Québécois | 23,815 | 8.3 | 3 | 38.0 |
| Irish | 23,540 | 8.2 | 4 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 19,830 | 6.9 | 5 | 47.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Gatineau (Territoire équivalent), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Gatineau (Territoire équivalent), 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 | 271,845 | 100.0 | ... | 38.6 | 285,715 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 36,760 | 13.5 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 54,665 | 19.1 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 955 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 33.6 | 1,840 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 30.2 |
| Chinese | 2,405 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 31.3 | 3,225 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 31.0 |
| Black | 16,670 | 6.1 | 45.4 | 26.7 | 27,145 | 9.5 | 49.7 | 25.6 |
| Filipino | 525 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 32.6 | 1,375 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 8,310 | 3.1 | 22.6 | 31.1 | 10,240 | 3.6 | 18.7 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 4,175 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 33.8 | 5,595 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 1,275 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 1,590 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 875 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 36.0 | 1,130 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 37.2 |
| Korean | 295 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 29.7 | 390 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 29.6 |
| Japanese | 130 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 25.6 | 250 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 24.4 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 415 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 485 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 30.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 745 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 1,400 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 20.6 |
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