Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 8, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 2,850 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 2,385 persons representing 19.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,185 persons, representing 34.1% 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 2,470 persons representing 20.1% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,120 persons representing 17.2% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 1,870 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 8 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 8 (Census division), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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English | 2,470 | 20.1 | 1 | 47.2 |
Scottish | 2,120 | 17.2 | 2 | 38.8 |
German | 1,870 | 15.2 | 3 | 34.4 |
Irish | 1,410 | 11.5 | 4 | 45.2 |
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,335 | 10.9 | 5 | 21.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 8 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 8 (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 | 12,355 | 100.0 | ... | 38.8 | 12,290 | 100.0 | ... | 36.4 |
Total visible minority population | 190 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 26.9 | 335 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... |
Chinese | 40 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 24.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 25 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 45 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 13.9 |
Filipino | 100 | 0.8 | 52.6 | 25.8 | 250 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 32.8 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 5.3 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... |
Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Korean | 20 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 34.0 | 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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