Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 7, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 9,470 persons representing 13.9% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 9,270 persons representing 13.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 30,470 persons, representing 44.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,985 persons representing 4.4% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 2,635 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 2,185 persons representing 3.2% 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 18,470 persons representing 27.2% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 16,095 persons representing 23.7% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 11,650 persons representing 17.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 18,470 | 27.2 | 1 | 42.8 |
| Scottish | 16,095 | 23.7 | 2 | 41.2 |
| Irish | 11,650 | 17.2 | 3 | 39.6 |
| German | 9,210 | 13.6 | 4 | 35.2 |
| Ukrainian | 8,525 | 12.6 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 7 (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 | 65,840 | 100.0 | ... | 38.0 | 67,925 | 100.0 | ... | 37.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 8,245 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 28.1 | 11,290 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 1,460 | 2.2 | 17.7 | 30.2 | 2,635 | 3.9 | 23.3 | 29.2 |
| Chinese | 1,870 | 2.8 | 22.6 | 29.3 | 1,560 | 2.3 | 13.8 | 35.2 |
| Black | 1,090 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 26.8 | 2,985 | 4.4 | 26.4 | 24.8 |
| Filipino | 620 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 31.9 | 1,070 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 31.8 |
| Arab | 125 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 25.6 | 110 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 35.2 |
| Latin American | 2,435 | 3.7 | 29.5 | 25.9 | 2,185 | 3.2 | 19.3 | 29.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 140 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 29.2 | 230 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 30.8 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 32.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Korean | 165 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 26.7 | 110 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| Japanese | 45 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 41.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 37.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 95 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 28.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 170 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 22.6 | 260 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
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