Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 27,510 persons representing 50.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,630 persons representing 6.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 19,795 persons, representing 36.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 375 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 280 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 195 persons representing 0.4% 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 17,200 persons representing 31.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 14,140 persons representing 26.0% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 7,740 persons representing 14.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 17,200 | 31.7 | 1 | 39.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 14,140 | 26.0 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Irish | 7,740 | 14.3 | 3 | 38.4 |
| Scottish | 4,685 | 8.6 | 4 | 40.8 |
| Québécois | 4,605 | 8.5 | 5 | 35.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (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 | 48,880 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 | 54,285 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,010 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 30.7 | 1,685 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 29.6 | 185 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 35.6 |
| Chinese | 210 | 0.4 | 20.8 | 25.4 | 180 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 24.6 |
| Black | 295 | 0.6 | 29.7 | 29.3 | 375 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 23.0 |
| Filipino | 50 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 29.2 | 70 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 32.8 |
| Arab | 95 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 42.0 | 195 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 34.8 |
| Latin American | 95 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 44.4 | 280 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 130 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 20.6 |
| West Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 25 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 17.2 |
| Japanese | 55 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 26.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 22.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 26.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 33.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 45 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 120 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 11.9 |
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