Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Chambly, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,180 persons representing 52.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,120 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 10,725 persons, representing 34.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,105 persons representing 3.6% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 600 persons representing 1.9% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 450 persons representing 1.5% 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 9,785 persons representing 31.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 8,885 persons representing 28.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,980 persons representing 12.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Chambly (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Chambly (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,785 | 31.7 | 1 | 38.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 8,885 | 28.8 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Québécois | 3,980 | 12.9 | 3 | 37.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,305 | 7.5 | 4 | 43.2 |
| Irish | 1,900 | 6.1 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Chambly (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Chambly (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 | 28,640 | 100.0 | ... | 36.5 | 30,900 | 100.0 | ... | 38.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,330 | 4.6 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 3,045 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 55 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 30.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 35.6 |
| Chinese | 105 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 30.0 | 310 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 30.2 |
| Black | 405 | 1.4 | 30.7 | 28.6 | 1,105 | 3.6 | 36.3 | 22.4 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... |
| Arab | 330 | 1.2 | 24.3 | 28.3 | 600 | 1.9 | 19.6 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 170 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 36.4 | 450 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 39.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 75 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 29.2 | 120 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 25.2 |
| West Asian | 80 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 32.0 | 215 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 33.2 |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 60 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 23.2 | 95 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 22.6 |
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