Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Nord-du-Québec, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Anglican, with about 16,500 persons representing 36.3% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 10,965 persons representing 24.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 11,335 persons, representing 24.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 395 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 160 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 125 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 Cree, n.o.s., with about 14,760 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second origin was Inuit, n.o.s., with about 13,100 persons representing 28.8% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 5,765 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Nord-du-Québec (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Nord-du-Québec (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 14,760 | 32.5 | 1 | 25.2 |
| Inuit, n.o.s. | 13,100 | 28.8 | 2 | 22.2 |
| Canadian | 5,765 | 12.7 | 3 | 42.0 |
| Québécois | 3,440 | 7.6 | 4 | 31.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,390 | 7.5 | 5 | 37.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Nord-du-Québec (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Nord-du-Québec (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 | 43,895 | 100.0 | ... | 31.7 | 45,480 | 100.0 | ... | 29.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 510 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 30.3 | 855 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 36.0 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 27.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 25.8 |
| Black | 260 | 0.6 | 51.5 | 28.6 | 395 | 0.9 | 45.9 | 33.2 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 125 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 36.8 |
| Arab | 75 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 35.5 | 160 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 23.6 |
| Latin American | 40 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 40.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 39.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
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