Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Val-des-Sources, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,970 persons representing 74.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 320 persons representing 4.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,285 persons, representing 19.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 50 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 25 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 15 persons representing 0.2% 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 2,670 persons representing 39.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,510 persons representing 22.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,005 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Val-des-Sources (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Val-des-Sources (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,670 | 39.9 | 1 | 54.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,510 | 22.6 | 2 | 56.4 |
| Québécois | 1,005 | 15.0 | 3 | 45.6 |
| French Canadian | 690 | 10.3 | 4 | 63.6 |
| Irish | 360 | 5.4 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Val-des-Sources (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Val-des-Sources (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 | 6,410 | 100.0 | ... | 46.9 | 6,695 | 100.0 | ... | 53.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 75 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 125 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 8.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 16.0 | ... |
| Black | 30 | 0.5 | 46.7 | 27.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.4 | 16.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.3 | 26.7 | 30.0 | 50 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 41.6 |
| 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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