Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Amable, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 7,605 persons representing 57.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 950 persons representing 7.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,360 persons, representing 32.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 415 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 275 persons representing 2.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 75 persons representing 0.6% 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 5,185 persons representing 38.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,565 persons representing 19.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,470 persons representing 18.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Amable (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Amable (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,185 | 38.9 | 1 | 36.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,565 | 19.3 | 2 | 35.6 |
| Québécois | 2,470 | 18.5 | 3 | 32.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,320 | 9.9 | 4 | 42.0 |
| Irish | 605 | 4.5 | 5 | 26.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Amable (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Amable (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 | 12,165 | 100.0 | ... | 34.7 | 13,320 | 100.0 | ... | 36.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 400 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 875 | 6.6 | 100.0 | 29.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ... |
| Black | 180 | 1.5 | 45.6 | 21.9 | 415 | 3.1 | 46.6 | 21.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 45 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 32.5 | 75 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 27.8 |
| Latin American | 165 | 1.4 | 41.8 | 28.9 | 275 | 2.1 | 31.8 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 16.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 2.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... |
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