Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Melbourne, Canton (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 640 persons representing 63.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 45 persons representing 4.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 265 persons, representing 26.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 340 persons representing 33.5% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 290 persons representing 28.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 200 persons representing 19.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Melbourne (Canton (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Melbourne (Canton (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 340 | 33.5 | 1 | 51.6 |
| Canadian | 290 | 28.6 | 2 | 56.4 |
| Québécois | 200 | 19.7 | 3 | 40.8 |
| Irish | 150 | 14.8 | 4 | 52.4 |
| German | 60 | 5.9 | 5 | 13.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Melbourne (Canton (municipalité de)), 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 | 1,065 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 | 1,015 | 100.0 | ... | 54.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 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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