Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sherbrooke, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 90,145 persons representing 53.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,460 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 55,440 persons, representing 33.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 5,215 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 3,410 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 2,900 persons representing 1.7% 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 57,945 persons representing 34.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 43,525 persons representing 26.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 21,095 persons representing 12.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sherbrooke (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sherbrooke (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 57,945 | 34.7 | 1 | 41.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 43,525 | 26.0 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Québécois | 21,095 | 12.6 | 3 | 36.4 |
| French Canadian | 12,980 | 7.8 | 4 | 51.6 |
| Irish | 8,405 | 5.0 | 5 | 32.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sherbrooke (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sherbrooke (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 | 156,260 | 100.0 | ... | 40.3 | 167,180 | 100.0 | ... | 40.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 11,430 | 7.3 | 100.0 | 27.5 | 16,125 | 9.6 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
| South Asian | 445 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 31.6 | 710 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 25.6 |
| Chinese | 530 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 28.1 | 825 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 25.8 |
| Black | 3,520 | 2.3 | 30.8 | 25.3 | 5,215 | 3.1 | 32.3 | 24.8 |
| Filipino | 65 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 41.0 | 195 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 36.8 |
| Arab | 1,935 | 1.2 | 16.9 | 26.5 | 2,900 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 27.0 |
| Latin American | 2,705 | 1.7 | 23.7 | 30.0 | 3,410 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 33.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 465 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 30.3 | 560 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| West Asian | 1,300 | 0.8 | 11.3 | 27.0 | 1,630 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 28.0 |
| Korean | 65 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 22.8 | 70 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 22.0 |
| Japanese | 60 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 35.0 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 25.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 30.8 | 240 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 34.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 285 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 24.7 | 300 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
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