Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Ancienne-Lorette, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,030 persons representing 67.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,090 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,935 persons, representing 23.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 250 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 200 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 165 persons representing 1.0% 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 6,320 persons representing 38.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,425 persons representing 26.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,095 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, L'Ancienne-Lorette (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Ancienne-Lorette (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,320 | 38.4 | 1 | 46.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,425 | 26.9 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Québécois | 2,095 | 12.7 | 3 | 48.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,910 | 11.6 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 650 | 4.0 | 5 | 32.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, L'Ancienne-Lorette (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Ancienne-Lorette (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 | 16,255 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 16,445 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 550 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 28.9 | 800 | 4.9 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 42.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 70 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 26.8 | 90 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 25.2 |
| Black | 210 | 1.3 | 38.2 | 24.8 | 250 | 1.5 | 31.7 | 26.6 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 44.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 50 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 26.4 | 165 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 36.0 |
| Latin American | 120 | 0.7 | 22.7 | 32.0 | 200 | 1.2 | 24.8 | 40.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 52.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 27.8 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... |
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