Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Digby, Municipal district
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,445 persons representing 20.0% of the total population. The second group was Baptist, with about 1,335 persons representing 18.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,830 persons, representing 39.1% 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 1,880 persons representing 26.0% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 1,500 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,065 persons representing 14.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Digby (Municipal district), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Digby (Municipal district), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,880 | 26.0 | 1 | 58.4 |
| Canadian | 1,500 | 20.7 | 2 | 46.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,065 | 14.7 | 3 | 55.6 |
| Scottish | 1,050 | 14.5 | 4 | 51.6 |
| Irish | 1,035 | 14.3 | 5 | 50.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Digby (Municipal district), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Digby (Municipal district), 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 | 7,095 | 100.0 | ... | 46.6 | 7,235 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 360 | 5.1 | 100.0 | 40.9 | 415 | 5.7 | 100.0 | 40.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 20.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... |
| Black | 290 | 4.1 | 80.6 | 44.8 | 345 | 4.8 | 82.1 | 40.0 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 30.0 | 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 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.6 | ... |
| 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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