Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Beloeil, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,335 persons representing 60.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,340 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,475 persons, representing 31.5% 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 8,625 persons representing 36.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,975 persons representing 29.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,140 persons representing 13.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Beloeil (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Beloeil (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,625 | 36.3 | 1 | 40.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,975 | 29.4 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Québécois | 3,140 | 13.2 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,800 | 7.6 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 1,295 | 5.5 | 5 | 32.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Beloeil (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Beloeil (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 | 21,965 | 100.0 | ... | 40.3 | 23,740 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 620 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 29.7 | 1,070 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 48.0 | 60 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 32.4 |
| Chinese | 70 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 27.6 | 70 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 30.4 |
| Black | 190 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 25.6 | 460 | 1.9 | 43.5 | 22.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 70 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 34.0 | 115 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 34.4 |
| Latin American | 150 | 0.7 | 24.0 | 34.0 | 205 | 0.9 | 19.6 | 38.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 75 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 27.2 | 115 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 40.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... |
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