Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sorel-Tracy, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 23,565 persons representing 69.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,415 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,220 persons, representing 24.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 425 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 155 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 70 persons representing 0.2% 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 14,725 persons representing 43.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 7,255 persons representing 21.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,440 persons representing 16.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sorel-Tracy (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sorel-Tracy (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 14,725 | 43.7 | 1 | 50.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 7,255 | 21.5 | 2 | 57.6 |
| Québécois | 5,440 | 16.1 | 3 | 48.4 |
| French Canadian | 3,295 | 9.8 | 4 | 61.6 |
| Irish | 985 | 2.9 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sorel-Tracy (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sorel-Tracy (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 | 33,285 | 100.0 | ... | 46.6 | 33,715 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 670 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 830 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 35.2 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 65 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 34.0 | 60 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 27.2 |
| Black | 190 | 0.6 | 28.6 | 27.1 | 425 | 1.3 | 50.6 | 22.0 |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 37.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Arab | 85 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 37.2 | 70 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 46.4 |
| Latin American | 125 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 36.8 | 155 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 39.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 140 | 0.4 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 50 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 51.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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