Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Gaspé, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,670 persons representing 72.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 820 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,655 persons, representing 18.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 90 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 60 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 50 persons representing 0.3% 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 5,310 persons representing 36.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,465 persons representing 23.7% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,510 persons representing 10.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Gaspé (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Gaspé (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,310 | 36.3 | 1 | 48.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,465 | 23.7 | 2 | 46.8 |
| Irish | 1,510 | 10.3 | 3 | 52.0 |
| Québécois | 1,350 | 9.2 | 4 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,060 | 7.2 | 5 | 56.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Gaspé (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Gaspé (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 | 14,185 | 100.0 | ... | 44.9 | 14,650 | 100.0 | ... | 49.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 165 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 285 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 27.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 7.0 | ... |
| Black | 60 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 24.4 | 90 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 33.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.2 | 12.1 | 31.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 32.0 |
| Latin American | 35 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 35.0 | 60 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 34.8 |
| 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 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 8.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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