Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Pocatière, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,820 persons representing 73.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 300 persons representing 7.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 665 persons, representing 17.4% 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 1,775 persons representing 46.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 805 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 555 persons representing 14.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, La Pocatière (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Pocatière (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,775 | 46.4 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 805 | 21.0 | 2 | 51.6 |
| Québécois | 555 | 14.5 | 3 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 375 | 9.8 | 4 | 49.2 |
| Irish | 75 | 2.0 | 5 | 23.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Pocatière (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 | 3,820 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 | 3,830 | 100.0 | ... | 49.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 30 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 50 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 38.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 20 | 0.5 | 57.1 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 22.2 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 22.2 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 15 | 0.4 | 22.2 | ... |
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