Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
West Hants, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,305 persons representing 12.1% of the total population. The second group was Anglican, with about 2,265 persons representing 11.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,565 persons, representing 44.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 480 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 110 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 45 persons representing 0.2% 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 5,070 persons representing 26.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 5,040 persons representing 26.4% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 4,445 persons representing 23.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 5,070 | 26.5 | 1 | 51.6 |
| Scottish | 5,040 | 26.4 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Irish | 4,445 | 23.2 | 3 | 45.6 |
| Canadian | 3,950 | 20.7 | 4 | 41.2 |
| German | 2,225 | 11.6 | 5 | 43.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, West Hants (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, West Hants (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 | 18,550 | 100.0 | ... | 43.8 | 19,125 | 100.0 | ... | 48.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 655 | 3.5 | 100.0 | 32.7 | 780 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 110 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 26.6 |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 32.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 21.0 |
| Black | 540 | 2.9 | 83.2 | 33.4 | 480 | 2.5 | 61.9 | 29.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | 40 | 0.2 | 5.2 | ... |
| 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 | 30 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 29.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 3.9 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 35 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 51.2 |
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