Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
New Glasgow, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,320 persons representing 25.2% of the total population. The second group was Presbyterian, with about 885 persons representing 9.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,240 persons, representing 35.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 510 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 135 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 100 persons representing 1.1% 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 4,240 persons representing 46.1% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 2,005 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 1,935 persons representing 21.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, New Glasgow (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, New Glasgow (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish | 4,240 | 46.1 | 1 | 48.4 |
| Irish | 2,005 | 21.8 | 2 | 44.4 |
| English | 1,935 | 21.0 | 3 | 53.6 |
| Canadian | 1,295 | 14.1 | 4 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,015 | 11.0 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, New Glasgow (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, New Glasgow (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 | 8,775 | 100.0 | ... | 44.2 | 9,195 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 735 | 8.4 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 910 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 50 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 33.0 | 100 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 65 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 37.5 | 55 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 28.2 |
| Black | 475 | 5.4 | 63.5 | 35.2 | 510 | 5.5 | 56.4 | 30.8 |
| Filipino | 55 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 29.2 | 135 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 31.6 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 48.0 | 30 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 24.8 |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 2.8 | ... |
| West Asian | 40 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 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 | 15 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... |
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