Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Malbaie, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 6,205 persons representing 77.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 510 persons representing 6.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,215 persons, representing 15.2% 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 3,380 persons representing 42.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,855 persons representing 23.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,190 persons representing 14.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, La Malbaie (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Malbaie (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,380 | 42.2 | 1 | 52.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,855 | 23.2 | 2 | 54.8 |
| Québécois | 1,190 | 14.9 | 3 | 52.8 |
| French Canadian | 985 | 12.3 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 195 | 2.4 | 5 | 40.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Malbaie (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Malbaie (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 | 8,130 | 100.0 | ... | 46.5 | 8,005 | 100.0 | ... | 53.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 45 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 70 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.2 | 44.4 | 48.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.2 | 33.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.5 | 57.1 | 30.4 |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 28.6 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | ... | 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 | ... |
- Date modified: