Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 17, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,790 persons representing 26.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,445 persons representing 11.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,645 persons, representing 40.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 220 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 185 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 120 persons representing 0.6% 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 5,790 persons representing 26.9% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 4,155 persons representing 19.3% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 3,310 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 17 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 17 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 5,790 | 26.9 | 1 | 48.0 |
| English | 4,155 | 19.3 | 2 | 48.8 |
| Scottish | 3,310 | 15.4 | 3 | 47.2 |
| Métis | 2,880 | 13.4 | 4 | 29.2 |
| Irish | 2,725 | 12.7 | 5 | 44.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 17 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 17 (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 | 21,240 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 21,535 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 400 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 31.4 | 780 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 28.8 |
| South Asian | 125 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 29.2 | 185 | 0.9 | 23.7 | 28.4 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 55 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 23.2 |
| Black | 30 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 29.0 | 120 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 8.2 |
| Filipino | 140 | 0.7 | 33.8 | 35.6 | 220 | 1.0 | 28.2 | 32.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 31.0 | 80 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 36.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
| Korean | 30 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 22.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... |
| 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 | 10 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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