Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 7, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 8,055 persons representing 17.7% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 7,755 persons representing 17.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 18,490 persons, representing 40.5% 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 12,965 persons representing 28.4% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 12,155 persons representing 26.6% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 9,555 persons representing 20.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 12,965 | 28.4 | 1 | 44.4 |
| German | 12,155 | 26.6 | 2 | 39.2 |
| Scottish | 9,555 | 20.9 | 3 | 42.8 |
| Irish | 8,025 | 17.6 | 4 | 41.6 |
| Canadian | 6,405 | 14.0 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 7 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 7 (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 | 45,235 | 100.0 | ... | 41.3 | 45,615 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,555 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 30.9 | 3,755 | 8.2 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 375 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 35.7 | 670 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 26.0 |
| Chinese | 555 | 1.2 | 21.7 | 37.3 | 670 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 37.6 |
| Black | 480 | 1.1 | 18.8 | 25.2 | 690 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 25.6 |
| Filipino | 705 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 1,100 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 34.8 |
| Arab | 45 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 28.0 | 80 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 30.4 |
| Latin American | 85 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 32.8 | 145 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 34.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 140 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 30.6 | 195 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 34.4 |
| West Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | 60 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 31.2 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 70 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 33.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 41.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 65 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 30.8 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 43.6 |
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