Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,795 persons representing 68.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,805 persons representing 4.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,270 persons, representing 22.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 335 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 105 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 100 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 13,340 persons representing 35.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,145 persons representing 16.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,410 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 13,340 | 35.6 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,145 | 16.4 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 5,410 | 14.4 | 3 | 40.0 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 3,010 | 8.0 | 4 | 29.8 |
| French Canadian | 2,515 | 6.7 | 5 | 50.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau (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 | 38,585 | 100.0 | ... | 39.5 | 37,445 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 380 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 750 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 4.0 | ... |
| Black | 170 | 0.4 | 45.3 | 23.3 | 335 | 0.9 | 43.7 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 105 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 70 | 0.2 | 18.7 | 30.8 | 90 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 37.6 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 33.5 | 100 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 29.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 27.0 |
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