Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 11, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 177,715 persons representing 24.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 98,940 persons representing 13.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 269,455 persons, representing 36.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 83,360 persons representing 11.3% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 62,525 persons representing 8.4% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 40,105 persons representing 5.4% 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 108,445 persons representing 14.6% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 100,510 persons representing 13.6% of the total population. The third origin was Ukrainian, with about 90,920 persons representing 12.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 11 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 11 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 108,445 | 14.6 | 1 | 43.6 |
| Scottish | 100,510 | 13.6 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Ukrainian | 90,920 | 12.3 | 3 | 40.0 |
| German | 85,420 | 11.5 | 4 | 38.8 |
| Filipino | 80,155 | 10.8 | 5 | 35.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 11 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 11 (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 | 693,030 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 | 740,335 | 100.0 | ... | 38.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 193,110 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 253,860 | 34.3 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 37,570 | 5.4 | 19.5 | 31.6 | 62,525 | 8.4 | 24.6 | 28.0 |
| Chinese | 19,675 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 34.6 | 22,785 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 32.8 |
| Black | 26,900 | 3.9 | 13.9 | 29.5 | 40,105 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 26.8 |
| Filipino | 73,365 | 10.6 | 38.0 | 33.3 | 83,360 | 11.3 | 32.8 | 35.6 |
| Arab | 4,560 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 26.1 | 7,035 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 24.6 |
| Latin American | 6,720 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 37.8 | 8,915 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 7,880 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 34.6 | 10,295 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 2,450 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 31.8 | 3,285 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 30.8 |
| Korean | 3,780 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 3,825 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
| Japanese | 1,570 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 40.8 | 1,530 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 43.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 2,755 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 34.4 | 2,805 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 36.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 5,880 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 27.9 | 7,395 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 25.2 |
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