Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 6, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 1,780 persons representing 18.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,370 persons representing 14.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,905 persons, representing 40.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 215 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 55 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 40 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 2,860 persons representing 29.7% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,520 persons representing 26.2% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,660 persons representing 17.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 6 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 6 (Census division), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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English | 2,860 | 29.7 | 1 | 47.2 |
Scottish | 2,520 | 26.2 | 2 | 40.0 |
Irish | 1,660 | 17.2 | 3 | 41.6 |
Canadian | 1,555 | 16.1 | 4 | 28.4 |
German | 1,195 | 12.4 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 6 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 6 (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 | 9,975 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 | 9,630 | 100.0 | ... | 40.0 |
Total visible minority population | 250 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 28.8 | 385 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
South Asian | 25 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 46.0 | 55 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 22.2 |
Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 40 | 0.4 | 18.4 | 27.6 | 40 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 27.2 |
Filipino | 150 | 1.5 | 61.2 | 26.0 | 215 | 2.2 | 57.1 | 31.8 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.4 | 9.1 | ... |
Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 6.5 | ... |
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. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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