Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 9,520 persons representing 56.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,270 persons representing 7.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,485 persons, representing 32.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 305 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 235 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 190 persons representing 1.1% 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 5,700 persons representing 33.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,210 persons representing 30.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,155 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,700 | 33.7 | 1 | 41.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,210 | 30.8 | 2 | 41.2 |
| Québécois | 2,155 | 12.7 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,580 | 9.3 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Irish | 1,115 | 6.6 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (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 | 16,845 | 100.0 | ... | 37.4 | 16,900 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 565 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 29.9 | 975 | 5.8 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 34.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 38.4 |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 26.8 | 105 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 27.2 |
| Black | 155 | 0.9 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 235 | 1.4 | 24.2 | 25.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 65 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 38.0 | 190 | 1.1 | 19.6 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 185 | 1.1 | 32.7 | 32.4 | 305 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 35.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 22.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 30.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... |
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