Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 13, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,675 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,990 persons representing 13.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 20,740 persons, representing 41.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 1,185 persons representing 2.3% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 775 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 360 persons representing 0.7% 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 12,850 persons representing 25.4% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 10,000 persons representing 19.8% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 9,650 persons representing 19.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 13 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 13 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 12,850 | 25.4 | 1 | 41.6 |
| German | 10,000 | 19.8 | 2 | 38.8 |
| English | 9,650 | 19.1 | 3 | 46.4 |
| Scottish | 9,000 | 17.8 | 4 | 43.6 |
| Polish | 6,715 | 13.3 | 5 | 47.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 13 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 13 (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 | 47,835 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 | 50,525 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,535 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 3,090 | 6.1 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 380 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 33.2 | 1,185 | 2.3 | 38.3 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 115 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 145 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 33.6 |
| Black | 205 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 34.2 | 360 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 24.6 |
| Filipino | 475 | 1.0 | 30.9 | 33.5 | 775 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 25 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 36.0 | 170 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 36.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 60 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 34.5 | 105 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 51.2 |
| West Asian | 40 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Korean | 40 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 35.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 58.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 28.2 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 38.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 90 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 29.8 | 155 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 20.6 |
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