Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 2, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 35,470 persons representing 43.0% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 13,960 persons representing 16.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 23,105 persons, representing 28.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 2,030 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 1,005 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 875 persons representing 1.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was German, with about 19,845 persons representing 24.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,415 persons representing 15.0% of the total population. The third origin was Mennonite, with about 12,200 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 2 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 2 (Census division), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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German | 19,845 | 24.0 | 1 | 28.2 |
French, n.o.s. | 12,415 | 15.0 | 2 | 33.2 |
Mennonite | 12,200 | 14.8 | 3 | 33.2 |
Canadian | 10,210 | 12.4 | 4 | 28.0 |
English | 9,410 | 11.4 | 5 | 35.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 2 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 2 (Census division), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 74,265 | 100.0 | ... | 34.6 | 82,555 | 100.0 | ... | 34.0 |
Total visible minority population | 3,325 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 26.1 | 5,315 | 6.4 | 100.0 | 27.2 |
South Asian | 340 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 29.0 | 875 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 28.6 |
Chinese | 175 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 26.4 | 140 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 33.6 |
Black | 625 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 1,005 | 1.2 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
Filipino | 1,330 | 1.8 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 2,030 | 2.5 | 38.2 | 31.2 |
Arab | 65 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 35.5 | 130 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 26.8 |
Latin American | 210 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 31.0 | 430 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 32.4 |
Southeast Asian | 270 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 25.7 | 245 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 36.0 |
West Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
Korean | 65 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 27.2 |
Japanese | 40 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 28.0 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 35.2 |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 55 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 23.6 | 140 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 22.4 |
Multiple visible minorities | 130 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 21.8 | 185 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 13.0 |
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