Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 117,515 persons representing 71.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,065 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 34,580 persons, representing 21.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,330 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 435 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 425 persons representing 0.3% 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 68,935 persons representing 42.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 32,270 persons representing 19.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 25,965 persons representing 15.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 68,935 | 42.0 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 32,270 | 19.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 25,965 | 15.8 | 3 | 44.4 |
| French Canadian | 18,975 | 11.6 | 4 | 49.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 4,410 | 2.7 | 5 | 37.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (Census division), 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 | 163,680 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 164,125 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,035 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 27.6 | 3,000 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 120 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 30.0 | 135 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 44.4 |
| Chinese | 280 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 25.1 | 265 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 24.0 |
| Black | 675 | 0.4 | 32.9 | 25.2 | 1,330 | 0.8 | 44.5 | 24.2 |
| Filipino | 75 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 27.6 | 75 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 30.6 |
| Arab | 330 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 29.2 | 425 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 28.4 |
| Latin American | 235 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 30.9 | 435 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 155 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 26.4 | 115 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 28.4 |
| West Asian | 65 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 34.5 | 40 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 29.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 45 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 25.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 54.0 | 95 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 26.6 |
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