Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Cantons unis (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,330 persons representing 55.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 505 persons representing 5.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,680 persons, representing 38.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Southeast Asian, with about 80 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 55 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 25 persons representing 0.3% 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 3,305 persons representing 34.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,765 persons representing 28.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,450 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (Cantons unis (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (Cantons unis (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,305 | 34.2 | 1 | 39.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,765 | 28.6 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Québécois | 1,450 | 15.0 | 3 | 36.0 |
| French Canadian | 930 | 9.6 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Irish | 620 | 6.4 | 5 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (Cantons unis (municipalité de)), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (Cantons unis (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 | 8,340 | 100.0 | ... | 37.2 | 9,660 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 65 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 200 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 15.4 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.2 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 55 | 0.6 | 30.0 | 33.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 15.4 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 15.4 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 12.5 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 80 | 0.8 | 37.5 | 16.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 7.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... |
| 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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