Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Tuque, Territoire équivalent
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,385 persons representing 70.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 440 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,590 persons, representing 24.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 20 persons representing 0.1% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 15 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 5,325 persons representing 36.0% of the total population. The second origin was Atikamekw, with about 2,965 persons representing 20.0% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,035 persons representing 13.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Tuque (Territoire équivalent), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Tuque (Territoire équivalent), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,325 | 36.0 | 1 | 51.6 |
| Atikamekw | 2,965 | 20.0 | 2 | 22.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,035 | 13.8 | 3 | 54.8 |
| Québécois | 1,230 | 8.3 | 4 | 48.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,155 | 7.8 | 5 | 61.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Tuque (Territoire équivalent), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Tuque (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 | 14,615 | 100.0 | ... | 41.9 | 14,790 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 120 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 85 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 41.2 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 8.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 60 | 0.4 | 56.5 | 24.4 | 20 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 21.7 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.2 | 38.9 | 41.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 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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