Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 14, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,450 persons representing 13.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,040 persons representing 11.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,735 persons, representing 49.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 105 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 100 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 40 persons representing 0.2% 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 5,375 persons representing 30.2% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 5,075 persons representing 28.5% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,450 persons representing 19.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 14 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 14 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 5,375 | 30.2 | 1 | 43.2 |
| Scottish | 5,075 | 28.5 | 2 | 40.8 |
| Irish | 3,450 | 19.4 | 3 | 40.0 |
| Ukrainian | 3,395 | 19.1 | 4 | 35.6 |
| German | 3,205 | 18.0 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 14 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 14 (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 | 17,075 | 100.0 | ... | 40.1 | 17,795 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 240 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 32.8 | 400 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.2 | 14.9 | 36.0 | 105 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 28.2 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 24.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 38.8 |
| Black | 30 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 30.0 | 35 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 34.8 |
| Filipino | 45 | 0.3 | 19.1 | 28.4 | 100 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 25.8 |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 34.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 35 | 0.2 | 17.0 | 34.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 8.8 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 6.4 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 6.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
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