Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Matane, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,285 persons representing 76.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 580 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,560 persons, representing 18.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 95 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% 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 5,080 persons representing 37.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,430 persons representing 25.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,870 persons representing 13.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Matane (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Matane (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,080 | 37.6 | 1 | 55.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,430 | 25.4 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Québécois | 1,870 | 13.8 | 3 | 46.8 |
| French Canadian | 1,820 | 13.5 | 4 | 58.8 |
| Irish | 370 | 2.7 | 5 | 45.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Matane (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Matane (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 | 13,680 | 100.0 | ... | 46.5 | 13,525 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 195 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 215 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 27.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 4.7 | ... |
| Black | 105 | 0.8 | 55.0 | 25.8 | 95 | 0.7 | 44.2 | 26.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 9.3 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 40.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 16.3 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 11.6 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 7.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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