Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Grande-Rivière, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,105 persons representing 91.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 95 persons representing 2.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 160 persons, representing 4.7% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 1,305 persons representing 38.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 610 persons representing 18.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 535 persons representing 15.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Grande-Rivière (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Grande-Rivière (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,305 | 38.6 | 1 | 52.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 610 | 18.0 | 2 | 56.8 |
| Québécois | 535 | 15.8 | 3 | 55.6 |
| Métis | 255 | 7.5 | 4 | 55.2 |
| Gaspesian | 195 | 5.8 | 5 | 55.6 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Grande-Rivière (Ville), 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 | 3,405 | 100.0 | ... | 48.1 | 3,385 | 100.0 | ... | 55.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.4 | 100.0 | ... | 75 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 44.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 1.3 | 64.3 | 44.0 |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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