Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 16, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,935 persons representing 19.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,415 persons representing 14.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,610 persons, representing 36.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 290 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 40 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 25 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 2,365 persons representing 24.1% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 2,030 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 1,615 persons representing 16.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 16 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 16 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 2,365 | 24.1 | 1 | 42.8 |
| English | 2,030 | 20.7 | 2 | 44.8 |
| German | 1,615 | 16.5 | 3 | 39.6 |
| Scottish | 1,500 | 15.3 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Ojibway | 1,360 | 13.9 | 5 | 22.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 16 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 16 (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 | 9,635 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 9,800 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 210 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 32.2 | 405 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 6.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 40.0 | 40 | 0.4 | 11.0 | 52.8 |
| Black | 25 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 35.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Filipino | 125 | 1.3 | 59.5 | 29.8 | 290 | 3.0 | 70.7 | 31.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 6.1 | ... |
| 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 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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