Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Islet, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,655 persons representing 74.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 265 persons representing 7.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 610 persons, representing 17.1% 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 1,570 persons representing 44.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 765 persons representing 21.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 645 persons representing 18.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, L'Islet (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Islet (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,570 | 44.0 | 1 | 52.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 765 | 21.4 | 2 | 60.0 |
| Québécois | 645 | 18.1 | 3 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 415 | 11.6 | 4 | 51.6 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 115 | 3.2 | 5 | 38.4 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Islet (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 | 3,630 | 100.0 | ... | 44.5 | 3,570 | 100.0 | ... | 50.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 0.3 | 100.0 | ... | 70 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 13.3 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.6 | 26.7 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.8 | 40.0 | 24.6 |
| 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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