Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Hunter River, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 100 persons representing 25.3% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 55 persons representing 13.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 155 persons, representing 39.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Scottish, with about 185 persons representing 46.8% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 170 persons representing 43.0% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 115 persons representing 29.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Hunter River (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Hunter River (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish | 185 | 46.8 | 1 | 36.0 |
| English | 170 | 43.0 | 2 | 30.8 |
| Irish | 115 | 29.1 | 3 | 32.8 |
| Canadian | 70 | 17.7 | 4 | 18.6 |
| Dutch | 45 | 11.4 | 5 | 40.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Hunter River (Rural municipality), 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 | 300 | 100.0 | ... | 40.6 | 395 | 100.0 | ... | 36.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 3.3 | 100.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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