Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Brossard, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 30,670 persons representing 34.4% of the total population. The second group was Muslim, with about 13,120 persons representing 14.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 27,415 persons, representing 30.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 14,400 persons representing 16.2% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 6,600 persons representing 7.4% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 5,760 persons representing 6.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Chinese, with about 14,100 persons representing 15.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,030 persons representing 13.5% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 11,340 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Brossard (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Brossard (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 14,100 | 15.8 | 1 | 39.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 12,030 | 13.5 | 2 | 52.8 |
| Canadian | 11,340 | 12.7 | 3 | 45.2 |
| Québécois | 4,170 | 4.7 | 4 | 47.2 |
| Irish | 3,400 | 3.8 | 5 | 41.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Brossard (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Brossard (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 | 84,000 | 100.0 | ... | 41.5 | 89,140 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 36,055 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 36.5 | 44,830 | 50.3 | 100.0 | 37.2 |
| South Asian | 3,905 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 39.1 | 4,440 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 36.8 |
| Chinese | 11,955 | 14.2 | 33.2 | 38.5 | 14,400 | 16.2 | 32.1 | 39.6 |
| Black | 4,355 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 35.1 | 5,760 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 32.8 |
| Filipino | 755 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 41.5 | 830 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 45.6 |
| Arab | 5,030 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 33.3 | 6,600 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 3,605 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 4,615 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 2,440 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 39.8 | 2,475 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 43.2 |
| West Asian | 2,060 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 33.1 | 3,150 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 35.2 |
| Korean | 265 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 33.4 | 590 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 38.4 |
| Japanese | 120 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37.2 | 105 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 39.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 500 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 36.1 | 295 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 39.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 1,060 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 1,585 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 22.2 |
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