Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Acton Vale, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,125 persons representing 70.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 430 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,680 persons, representing 23.0% 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 3,100 persons representing 42.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,635 persons representing 22.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,115 persons representing 15.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Acton Vale (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Acton Vale (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,100 | 42.5 | 1 | 47.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,635 | 22.4 | 2 | 50.8 |
| Québécois | 1,115 | 15.3 | 3 | 45.6 |
| French Canadian | 815 | 11.2 | 4 | 51.6 |
| Irish | 230 | 3.2 | 5 | 39.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Acton Vale (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Acton Vale (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 | 7,350 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 7,300 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 50 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 80 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 23.4 |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 13.3 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 13.3 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.3 | 55.6 | 25.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 23.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 20.0 | ... |
| 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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