Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cap-Santé, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,165 persons representing 61.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 325 persons representing 9.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 995 persons, representing 28.2% 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 1,300 persons representing 36.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 945 persons representing 26.8% of the total population. The third origin was French Canadian, with about 505 persons representing 14.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Cap-Santé (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cap-Santé (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,300 | 36.8 | 1 | 39.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 945 | 26.8 | 2 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 505 | 14.3 | 3 | 43.6 |
| Québécois | 495 | 14.0 | 4 | 43.6 |
| Irish | 115 | 3.3 | 5 | 36.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cap-Santé (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 | 3,350 | 100.0 | ... | 41.5 | 3,530 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 24.8 | 45 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 29.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.3 | 30.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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