Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 9, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 3,985 persons representing 17.8% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 3,355 persons representing 15.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 9,860 persons, representing 44.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 590 persons representing 2.6% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 445 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 235 persons representing 1.1% 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 5,220 persons representing 23.4% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 4,860 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,330 persons representing 14.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 9 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 9 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 5,220 | 23.4 | 1 | 47.2 |
| Scottish | 4,860 | 21.8 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Irish | 3,330 | 14.9 | 3 | 43.2 |
| German | 3,135 | 14.0 | 4 | 36.0 |
| Métis | 2,620 | 11.7 | 5 | 30.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 9 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 9 (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 | 22,370 | 100.0 | ... | 39.0 | 22,330 | 100.0 | ... | 38.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 850 | 3.8 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 1,515 | 6.8 | 100.0 | 27.2 |
| South Asian | 240 | 1.1 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 590 | 2.6 | 39.1 | 26.2 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 44.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
| Black | 150 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 24.0 | 235 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 19.6 |
| Filipino | 280 | 1.3 | 32.9 | 31.8 | 445 | 2.0 | 28.9 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 35 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 32.0 | 80 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 52.0 | 55 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 27.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 55 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 31.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 37.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... |
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