Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 3, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 11,965 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 5,050 persons representing 13.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 12,300 persons, representing 33.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 550 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 140 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 105 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 English, with about 10,460 persons representing 28.4% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 6,645 persons representing 18.0% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 6,270 persons representing 17.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 10,460 | 28.4 | 1 | 48.4 |
| Scottish | 6,645 | 18.0 | 2 | 44.4 |
| German | 6,270 | 17.0 | 3 | 40.8 |
| Irish | 4,975 | 13.5 | 4 | 46.4 |
| Canadian | 4,190 | 11.4 | 5 | 35.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 3 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 3 (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 | 35,520 | 100.0 | ... | 40.6 | 36,855 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 925 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 34.2 | 1,220 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 130 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 38.8 | 105 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 32.0 |
| Chinese | 80 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 47.0 | 100 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 40.0 |
| Black | 45 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 39.0 | 100 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 37.6 |
| Filipino | 330 | 0.9 | 35.9 | 32.1 | 550 | 1.5 | 45.1 | 36.0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 75 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 25.2 | 140 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 33.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 39.5 | 20 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 55 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 38.0 | 60 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 20.8 |
| Japanese | 55 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 44.0 | 75 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 39.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 75 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 20.8 | 35 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 29.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 19.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
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