Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Boischatel, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,100 persons representing 63.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 590 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,250 persons, representing 27.9% 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 2,895 persons representing 35.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,455 persons representing 30.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,175 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Boischatel (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Boischatel (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,895 | 35.9 | 1 | 40.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,455 | 30.5 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Québécois | 1,175 | 14.6 | 3 | 43.2 |
| French Canadian | 870 | 10.8 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Irish | 340 | 4.2 | 5 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Boischatel (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Boischatel (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 | 7,440 | 100.0 | ... | 37.7 | 8,055 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 140 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 225 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 26.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... | 55 | 0.7 | 24.4 | 21.2 |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 110 | 1.4 | 46.7 | 20.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 43.2 |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.7 | 35.7 | 24.8 | 25 | 0.3 | 11.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 50 | 0.7 | 39.3 | 34.0 | 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 | 20 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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