Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Boucherville, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,620 persons representing 62.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,465 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 11,165 persons, representing 27.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 955 persons representing 2.3% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 825 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 545 persons representing 1.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 14,300 persons representing 35.0% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 11,990 persons representing 29.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,400 persons representing 10.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Boucherville (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Boucherville (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 14,300 | 35.0 | 1 | 49.6 |
| Canadian | 11,990 | 29.3 | 2 | 47.6 |
| Québécois | 4,400 | 10.8 | 3 | 46.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,570 | 8.7 | 4 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 2,030 | 5.0 | 5 | 42.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Boucherville (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Boucherville (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 | 40,690 | 100.0 | ... | 43.4 | 40,875 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,100 | 5.2 | 100.0 | 31.1 | 3,550 | 8.7 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 41.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 57.6 |
| Chinese | 265 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 25.3 | 480 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 23.6 |
| Black | 475 | 1.2 | 22.6 | 30.3 | 825 | 2.0 | 23.3 | 30.2 |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 23.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 38.4 |
| Arab | 415 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 35.4 | 545 | 1.3 | 15.5 | 34.8 |
| Latin American | 465 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 33.7 | 955 | 2.3 | 26.9 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 170 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 24.7 | 295 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 50 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 40.0 | 175 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 36.4 |
| Korean | 50 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 30 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 36.4 |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 26.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 75 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 27.2 | 100 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
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