Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Basile, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,975 persons representing 73.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 130 persons representing 4.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 560 persons, representing 20.9% 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 995 persons representing 37.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 705 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 455 persons representing 16.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Basile (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Basile (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 995 | 37.1 | 1 | 52.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 705 | 26.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 455 | 16.9 | 3 | 39.2 |
| French Canadian | 370 | 13.8 | 4 | 35.2 |
| Irish | 135 | 5.0 | 5 | 37.6 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Basile (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 | 2,605 | 100.0 | ... | 44.2 | 2,690 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.6 | 100.0 | ... | 10 | 0.4 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 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 | 0.4 | 66.7 | ... | 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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