Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Varennes, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 12,840 persons representing 61.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,150 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,250 persons, representing 30.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 315 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 180 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 90 persons representing 0.4% 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 7,645 persons representing 36.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,105 persons representing 29.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,855 persons representing 13.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Varennes (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Varennes (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,645 | 36.8 | 1 | 43.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,105 | 29.4 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Québécois | 2,855 | 13.7 | 3 | 39.2 |
| French Canadian | 1,955 | 9.4 | 4 | 42.0 |
| Irish | 970 | 4.7 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Varennes (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Varennes (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 | 20,850 | 100.0 | ... | 38.7 | 20,800 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 670 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 890 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 38.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 70 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 23.6 | 90 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 21.6 |
| Black | 205 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 25.5 | 315 | 1.5 | 35.4 | 25.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Arab | 100 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 39.2 | 180 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 38.0 |
| Latin American | 125 | 0.6 | 18.5 | 35.6 | 85 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 32.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 25.0 | 65 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 22.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 50 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 33.6 |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 85 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 22.8 |
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