Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 12, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,445 persons representing 18.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,090 persons representing 16.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 10,895 persons, representing 44.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 130 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 90 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 80 persons representing 0.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ukrainian, with about 6,190 persons representing 25.4% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 6,115 persons representing 25.1% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 5,400 persons representing 22.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 12 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 12 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 6,190 | 25.4 | 1 | 39.2 |
| German | 6,115 | 25.1 | 2 | 37.6 |
| English | 5,400 | 22.2 | 3 | 41.6 |
| Scottish | 4,515 | 18.5 | 4 | 39.6 |
| Polish | 3,640 | 14.9 | 5 | 43.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 12 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 12 (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 | 23,265 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 | 24,375 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 490 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 480 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 90 | 0.4 | 19.4 | 28.2 | 90 | 0.4 | 18.9 | 34.4 |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 28.0 | 60 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 30.2 |
| Black | 145 | 0.6 | 29.6 | 27.8 | 130 | 0.5 | 27.4 | 14.0 |
| Filipino | 105 | 0.5 | 22.4 | 29.6 | 80 | 0.3 | 16.8 | 35.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 40.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 28.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 5.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... |
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