Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,485 persons representing 63.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 140 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 685 persons, representing 29.5% 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 820 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 615 persons representing 26.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 410 persons representing 17.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 820 | 35.3 | 1 | 47.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 615 | 26.5 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Québécois | 410 | 17.6 | 3 | 36.8 |
| Irish | 220 | 9.5 | 4 | 34.0 |
| French Canadian | 180 | 7.7 | 5 | 45.2 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (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 | 1,955 | 100.0 | ... | 41.0 | 2,325 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 30 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 100.0 | ... |
| 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 | 10 | 0.5 | 33.3 | ... | 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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