Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Amherst, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,620 persons representing 17.5% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 985 persons representing 10.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,355 persons, representing 47.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 155 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 85 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Korean, with about 60 persons representing 0.6% 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 2,600 persons representing 28.1% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,140 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 1,900 persons representing 20.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Amherst (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Amherst (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2,600 | 28.1 | 1 | 53.2 |
| Scottish | 2,140 | 23.2 | 2 | 51.6 |
| Canadian | 1,900 | 20.6 | 3 | 43.6 |
| Irish | 1,880 | 20.3 | 4 | 47.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,140 | 12.3 | 5 | 53.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Amherst (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Amherst (Town), 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 | 9,140 | 100.0 | ... | 44.2 | 9,245 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 375 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 34.2 | 465 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 45 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 33.5 | 85 | 0.9 | 19.6 | 28.4 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 48.0 | 55 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 36.0 |
| Black | 220 | 2.4 | 58.7 | 31.9 | 155 | 1.7 | 34.8 | 37.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 5.4 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 52.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 60 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 16.8 |
| 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 | ... | 45 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 20.6 |
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