Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Abitibi-Ouest, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,805 persons representing 73.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 965 persons representing 4.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,090 persons, representing 20.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 45 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 35 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 30 persons representing 0.1% 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 8,730 persons representing 43.6% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 3,730 persons representing 18.6% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,540 persons representing 17.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,730 | 43.6 | 1 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 3,730 | 18.6 | 2 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,540 | 17.7 | 3 | 53.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,870 | 9.3 | 4 | 49.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 665 | 3.3 | 5 | 40.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Abitibi-Ouest (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Abitibi-Ouest (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 | 20,025 | 100.0 | ... | 42.5 | 20,040 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 140 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.0 | 18.2 | ... | 45 | 0.2 | 28.6 | 30.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 27.3 | 34.0 | 35 | 0.2 | 21.4 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 18.2 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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