Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Donnacona, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,860 persons representing 70.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 285 persons representing 4.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,620 persons, representing 23.4% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 115 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 85 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 50 persons representing 0.7% 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 3,020 persons representing 43.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,635 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 985 persons representing 14.2% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Donnacona (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Donnacona (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Donnacona (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 3,020 43.5 1 42.8
French, n.o.s. 1,635 23.6 2 43.6
Québécois 985 14.2 3 41.2
French Canadian 770 11.1 4 55.6
Irish 295 4.3 5 34.0

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Donnacona (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Donnacona (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Donnacona (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 6,550 100.0 ... 42.7 6,935 100.0 ... 44.0
Total visible minority population 140 2.1 100.0 25.8 280 4.0 100.0 23.4
South Asian 20 0.3 14.3 18.0 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Chinese 10 0.2 10.7 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Black 40 0.6 28.6 15.8 85 1.2 32.1 12.7
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Arab 15 0.2 7.1 ... 115 1.7 42.9 31.0
Latin American 25 0.4 21.4 33.0 50 0.7 19.6 40.8
Southeast Asian 10 0.2 7.1 ... 15 0.2 5.4 ...
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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