Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 15, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,755 persons representing 21.4% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 3,595 persons representing 16.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,185 persons, representing 36.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 2,800 persons representing 12.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 105 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 100 persons representing 0.5% 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 6,165 persons representing 27.8% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 5,100 persons representing 23.0% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,915 persons representing 17.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 15 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 15 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 6,165 | 27.8 | 1 | 49.6 |
| Scottish | 5,100 | 23.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Irish | 3,915 | 17.7 | 3 | 46.4 |
| Ukrainian | 3,300 | 14.9 | 4 | 42.0 |
| Filipino | 2,695 | 12.2 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 15 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 15 (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 | 20,055 | 100.0 | ... | 42.6 | 22,180 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,070 | 10.3 | 100.0 | 27.9 | 3,325 | 15.0 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 100 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 31.6 |
| Chinese | 60 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 36.5 | 50 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 60.4 |
| Black | 85 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 26.8 | 105 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 14.8 |
| Filipino | 1,760 | 8.8 | 85.3 | 27.4 | 2,800 | 12.6 | 84.2 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 28.0 | 65 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 27.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 29.2 | 60 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 35 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 35.0 | 35 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 33.6 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 28.0 | 90 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 42.0 |
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