Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Louiseville, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,395 persons representing 78.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 405 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 995 persons, representing 14.5% 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 3,250 persons representing 47.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,390 persons representing 20.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,120 persons representing 16.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Louiseville (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Louiseville (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,250 | 47.4 | 1 | 57.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,390 | 20.3 | 2 | 58.4 |
| Québécois | 1,120 | 16.3 | 3 | 54.8 |
| French Canadian | 550 | 8.0 | 4 | 55.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 135 | 2.0 | 5 | 40.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Louiseville (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Louiseville (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 | 6,650 | 100.0 | ... | 49.1 | 6,855 | 100.0 | ... | 56.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 43.0 | 215 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.2 | 18.2 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.2 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 65 | 0.9 | 32.6 | 30.8 |
| 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 | ... | 130 | 1.9 | 58.1 | 34.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.2 | 18.2 | ... | 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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