Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sussex, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 755 persons representing 17.4% of the total population. The second group was Baptist, with about 565 persons representing 13.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,410 persons, representing 32.5% 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 1,290 persons representing 29.7% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 1,235 persons representing 28.5% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 1,080 persons representing 24.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sussex (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sussex (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,290 | 29.7 | 1 | 54.8 |
| Irish | 1,235 | 28.5 | 2 | 48.4 |
| Scottish | 1,080 | 24.9 | 3 | 48.4 |
| Canadian | 990 | 22.8 | 4 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 275 | 6.3 | 5 | 48.4 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sussex (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 | 4,195 | 100.0 | ... | 43.3 | 4,345 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 80 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 185 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 21.4 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.4 | 12.5 | ... | 65 | 1.5 | 32.4 | 22.2 |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 8.1 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 34.0 | 25 | 0.6 | 10.8 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 8.1 | ... |
| 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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