Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,020 persons representing 67.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,265 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,660 persons, representing 24.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 160 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 95 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 90 persons representing 0.5% 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 6,615 persons representing 34.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,490 persons representing 33.7% of the total population. The third origin was French Canadian, with about 2,280 persons representing 11.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,615 | 34.4 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,490 | 33.7 | 2 | 50.8 |
| French Canadian | 2,280 | 11.8 | 3 | 47.6 |
| Québécois | 2,100 | 10.9 | 4 | 47.2 |
| Irish | 885 | 4.6 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (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 | 18,270 | 100.0 | ... | 40.9 | 19,255 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 380 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 31.3 | 465 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 34.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 110 | 0.6 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 95 | 0.5 | 20.2 | 21.4 |
| Black | 85 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 33.2 | 65 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 32.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 46.0 | 90 | 0.5 | 19.1 | 46.0 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 30.8 | 160 | 0.8 | 34.0 | 30.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 32.5 | 40 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 13.0 |
| 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. | 15 | 0.1 | 4.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 20.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
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