Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rivière-Ouelle, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 685 persons representing 69.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 50 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 240 persons, representing 24.5% 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 335 persons representing 34.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 315 persons representing 32.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 180 persons representing 18.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 335 | 34.2 | 1 | 46.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 315 | 32.1 | 2 | 58.4 |
| Québécois | 180 | 18.4 | 3 | 44.8 |
| French Canadian | 75 | 7.7 | 4 | 65.5 |
| Irish | 30 | 3.1 | 5 | ... |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rivière-Ouelle (Municipalité), 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 | 950 | 100.0 | ... | 47.1 | 980 | 100.0 | ... | 54.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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