Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,685 persons representing 55.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 560 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,100 persons, representing 36.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Southeast Asian, with about 25 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 20 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 20 persons representing 0.2% 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 3,485 persons representing 41.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,850 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,395 persons representing 16.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,485 | 41.3 | 1 | 34.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,850 | 21.9 | 2 | 36.0 |
| Québécois | 1,395 | 16.5 | 3 | 31.0 |
| French Canadian | 915 | 10.8 | 4 | 34.0 |
| Irish | 535 | 6.3 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (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 | 7,315 | 100.0 | ... | 33.3 | 8,440 | 100.0 | ... | 34.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 115 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 31.4 | 105 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 8.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 15.0 | ... |
| Black | 50 | 0.7 | 43.5 | 29.6 | 20 | 0.2 | 25.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 40.0 | 20 | 0.2 | 25.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 25.0 | ... |
| 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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