Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 19, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,245 persons representing 21.3% of the total population. The second group was Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality, with about 1,575 persons representing 10.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,990 persons, representing 45.9% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ojibway, with about 5,035 persons representing 33.0% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 4,350 persons representing 28.6% of the total population. The third origin was Cree, n.o.s., with about 2,865 persons representing 18.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 19 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 19 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojibway | 5,035 | 33.0 | 1 | 23.4 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 4,350 | 28.6 | 2 | 26.2 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 2,865 | 18.8 | 3 | 27.6 |
| Métis | 1,105 | 7.3 | 4 | 34.0 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s. | 875 | 5.7 | 5 | 21.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 19 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 19 (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 | 16,230 | 100.0 | ... | 30.8 | 15,240 | 100.0 | ... | 28.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 30 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 49.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 20.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 45.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 20.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 44.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 45.6 |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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