Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 1, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,350 persons representing 22.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,995 persons representing 15.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,025 persons, representing 42.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 105 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 75 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 65 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 English, with about 3,720 persons representing 19.5% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 3,540 persons representing 18.6% of the total population. The third origin was Ukrainian, with about 3,305 persons representing 17.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 3,720 | 19.5 | 1 | 59.2 |
| German | 3,540 | 18.6 | 2 | 50.8 |
| Ukrainian | 3,305 | 17.3 | 3 | 55.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,270 | 17.2 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Scottish | 2,855 | 15.0 | 5 | 60.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 1 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 1 (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 | 17,660 | 100.0 | ... | 47.7 | 19,050 | 100.0 | ... | 55.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 505 | 2.9 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 380 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 95 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 36.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 7.9 | ... |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 48.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 49.2 |
| Black | 85 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 35.6 | 75 | 0.4 | 19.7 | 33.6 |
| Filipino | 155 | 0.9 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 105 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 65 | 0.3 | 17.1 | 29.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 5.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 68.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 6.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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