Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shannon, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,750 persons representing 58.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 575 persons representing 9.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,990 persons, representing 31.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 60 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 40 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Korean, with about 25 persons representing 0.4% 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 2,515 persons representing 39.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,440 persons representing 22.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 975 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Shannon (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Shannon (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,515 | 39.2 | 1 | 30.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,440 | 22.5 | 2 | 34.4 |
| Québécois | 975 | 15.2 | 3 | 28.0 |
| Irish | 540 | 8.4 | 4 | 30.4 |
| French Canadian | 425 | 6.6 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Shannon (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Shannon (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 | 6,015 | 100.0 | ... | 30.9 | 6,410 | 100.0 | ... | 32.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 85 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 150 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 9.7 | ... |
| Black | 20 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 40 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 15.3 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 35 | 0.6 | 41.2 | 30.0 | 60 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 37.2 |
| 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 | ... | 25 | 0.4 | 12.9 | ... |
| 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 | 6.5 | ... |
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