Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 5, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 2,945 persons representing 23.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,285 persons representing 18.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,720 persons, representing 37.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 275 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 70 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.4% 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 4,600 persons representing 36.8% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 4,185 persons representing 33.5% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,965 persons representing 23.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 5 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 5 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4,600 | 36.8 | 1 | 47.2 |
| Scottish | 4,185 | 33.5 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Irish | 2,965 | 23.7 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Canadian | 1,575 | 12.6 | 4 | 38.4 |
| German | 1,475 | 11.8 | 5 | 40.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 5 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 5 (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 | 12,345 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 | 12,510 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 320 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 32.2 | 485 | 3.9 | 100.0 | 23.4 |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 24.4 | 15 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 46.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 6.2 | ... |
| Black | 30 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 44.0 | 70 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 17.2 |
| Filipino | 125 | 1.0 | 39.1 | 28.4 | 275 | 2.2 | 57.7 | 24.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 16.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 5.2 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 20.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 6.2 | ... |
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