Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 3, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 35,450 persons representing 63.8% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 3,455 persons representing 6.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 9,210 persons, representing 16.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 1,310 persons representing 2.4% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 580 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 475 persons representing 0.9% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Mennonite, with about 14,005 persons representing 25.2% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 12,875 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The third origin was Russian, with about 8,580 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonite | 14,005 | 25.2 | 1 | 32.4 |
| German | 12,875 | 23.2 | 2 | 32.0 |
| Russian | 8,580 | 15.4 | 3 | 31.6 |
| Canadian | 7,920 | 14.3 | 4 | 25.6 |
| English | 4,645 | 8.4 | 5 | 42.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 3 (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 | 53,180 | 100.0 | ... | 35.4 | 55,575 | 100.0 | ... | 34.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,580 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 27.1 | 3,460 | 6.2 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 260 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 29.9 | 580 | 1.0 | 16.9 | 30.0 |
| Chinese | 110 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 22.6 | 110 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 14.3 |
| Black | 240 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 435 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 22.0 |
| Filipino | 425 | 0.8 | 27.2 | 30.2 | 1,310 | 2.4 | 37.9 | 34.0 |
| Arab | 115 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 21.4 | 260 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 16.4 |
| Latin American | 155 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 31.2 | 475 | 0.9 | 13.6 | 26.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 30.4 | 50 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 40.4 |
| Korean | 90 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 27.8 | 95 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 38.8 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 27.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 38.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 60 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 21.6 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 23.0 |
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