Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Kivalliq, Region
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,825 persons representing 34.9% of the total population. The second group was Anglican, with about 3,055 persons representing 27.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,855 persons, representing 16.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 85 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 55 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 45 persons representing 0.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Kivalliq (Region), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Kivalliq (Region), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inuit, n.o.s. | 10,025 | 91.3 | 1 | 22.2 |
| Scottish | 470 | 4.3 | 2 | 25.6 |
| English | 265 | 2.4 | 3 | 34.8 |
| Irish | 265 | 2.4 | 3 | 28.2 |
| Canadian | 260 | 2.4 | 5 | 22.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Kivalliq (Region), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Kivalliq (Region), 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 | 10,295 | 100.0 | ... | 26.5 | 10,975 | 100.0 | ... | 23.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 160 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 225 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 41.6 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 42.0 | 45 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 39.2 |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 45.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 6.7 | ... |
| Black | 40 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 85 | 0.8 | 37.8 | 42.0 |
| Filipino | 65 | 0.6 | 40.6 | 33.0 | 55 | 0.5 | 26.7 | 36.8 |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.1 | 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 | 6.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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