Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shelburne, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Anglican, with about 315 persons representing 19.4% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 170 persons representing 10.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 705 persons, representing 43.4% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 365 persons representing 22.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 310 persons representing 19.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 295 persons representing 18.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Shelburne (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Shelburne (Town), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 365 | 22.5 | 1 | 47.6 |
Scottish | 310 | 19.1 | 2 | 60.8 |
Irish | 295 | 18.2 | 3 | 56.8 |
English | 265 | 16.3 | 4 | 62.8 |
German | 175 | 10.8 | 5 | 52.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Shelburne (Town), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 1,765 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 | 1,625 | 100.0 | ... | 51.2 |
Total visible minority population | 160 | 9.1 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 70 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 55.6 |
South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 130 | 7.4 | 84.4 | 39.2 | 45 | 2.8 | 64.3 | 60.0 |
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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