Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 21, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Anglican, with about 3,800 persons representing 17.7% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 3,410 persons representing 15.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 10,020 persons, representing 46.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 390 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 135 persons representing 0.6% 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 Cree, n.o.s., with about 4,810 persons representing 22.5% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 3,545 persons representing 16.5% of the total population. The third origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 3,385 persons representing 15.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 21 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 21 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 4,810 | 22.5 | 1 | 23.4 |
| English | 3,545 | 16.5 | 2 | 47.2 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 3,385 | 15.8 | 3 | 25.6 |
| Scottish | 3,260 | 15.2 | 4 | 43.2 |
| Irish | 2,550 | 11.9 | 5 | 43.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 21 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 21 (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 | 21,395 | 100.0 | ... | 36.0 | 21,420 | 100.0 | ... | 36.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 430 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 850 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 31.0 |
| South Asian | 125 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 30.2 | 390 | 1.8 | 46.2 | 29.4 |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 37.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 36.4 |
| Black | 110 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 33.6 | 120 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 32.4 |
| Filipino | 100 | 0.5 | 22.1 | 44.4 | 135 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 36.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 55 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 37.2 |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 38.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 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 | ... | 40 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 29.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... |
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