Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Drummondville, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 49,255 persons representing 64.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,975 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 19,885 persons, representing 26.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,590 persons representing 2.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,145 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 995 persons representing 1.3% 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 32,490 persons representing 42.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 15,690 persons representing 20.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 11,385 persons representing 14.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Drummondville (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Drummondville (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 32,490 | 42.5 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 15,690 | 20.5 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Québécois | 11,385 | 14.9 | 3 | 42.4 |
| French Canadian | 7,120 | 9.3 | 4 | 53.2 |
| Irish | 2,500 | 3.3 | 5 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Drummondville (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Drummondville (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 | 72,365 | 100.0 | ... | 41.5 | 76,435 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,205 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 4,250 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 36.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 34.4 |
| Chinese | 225 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 30.4 | 140 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 40.4 |
| Black | 615 | 0.8 | 27.9 | 25.8 | 1,590 | 2.1 | 37.3 | 21.0 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 24.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 405 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 26.6 | 995 | 1.3 | 23.4 | 30.4 |
| Latin American | 670 | 0.9 | 30.2 | 32.8 | 1,145 | 1.5 | 26.9 | 30.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 135 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 38.8 | 160 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 40.8 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 24.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 35 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 30.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 46.4 |
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