Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Joachim, Paroisse (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,075 persons representing 76.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 95 persons representing 6.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 225 persons, representing 16.1% 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 600 persons representing 42.9% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 310 persons representing 22.1% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 230 persons representing 16.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Joachim (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Joachim (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 600 | 42.9 | 1 | 49.2 |
| Québécois | 310 | 22.1 | 2 | 48.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 230 | 16.4 | 3 | 51.6 |
| French Canadian | 175 | 12.5 | 4 | 58.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 60 | 4.3 | 5 | 36.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Joachim (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 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 | 1,425 | 100.0 | ... | 42.6 | 1,400 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| 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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