Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Carignan, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 6,165 persons representing 52.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 670 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,930 persons, representing 33.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 385 persons representing 3.3% of the total population. The second group was West Asian, with about 260 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 240 persons representing 2.0% 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 3,555 persons representing 30.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,100 persons representing 26.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,780 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Carignan (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Carignan (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,555 | 30.3 | 1 | 38.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,100 | 26.4 | 2 | 40.8 |
| Québécois | 1,780 | 15.2 | 3 | 33.2 |
| French Canadian | 785 | 6.7 | 4 | 49.2 |
| Irish | 760 | 6.5 | 5 | 33.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Carignan (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Carignan (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 | 9,450 | 100.0 | ... | 37.7 | 11,735 | 100.0 | ... | 38.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 375 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 31.7 | 1,290 | 11.0 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 28.0 | 110 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 30.8 |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 26.0 | 90 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 39.6 |
| Black | 75 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 385 | 3.3 | 29.7 | 31.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 55 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 44.0 | 240 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 29.4 |
| Latin American | 120 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 31.2 | 125 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 44.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 29.0 | 60 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 43.2 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 260 | 2.2 | 20.1 | 32.4 |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... |
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