Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bedford, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,645 persons representing 67.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 130 persons representing 5.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 555 persons, representing 22.7% 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 795 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 690 persons representing 28.2% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 235 persons representing 9.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Bedford (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Bedford (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 795 | 32.5 | 1 | 48.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 690 | 28.2 | 2 | 54.4 |
| Irish | 235 | 9.6 | 3 | 41.6 |
| Québécois | 205 | 8.4 | 4 | 49.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 160 | 6.5 | 5 | 36.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Bedford (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 | 2,435 | 100.0 | ... | 44.7 | 2,450 | 100.0 | ... | 51.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 40 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 38.0 | 40 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 38.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.6 | 37.5 | ... |
| 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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