Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Contrecoeur, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,345 persons representing 56.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 475 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,300 persons, representing 35.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 310 persons representing 3.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 115 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 110 persons representing 1.2% 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 3,735 persons representing 39.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,925 persons representing 20.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,495 persons representing 15.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Contrecoeur (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Contrecoeur (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,735 | 39.7 | 1 | 37.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,925 | 20.5 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Québécois | 1,495 | 15.9 | 3 | 35.6 |
| French Canadian | 820 | 8.7 | 4 | 54.0 |
| Irish | 410 | 4.4 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Contrecoeur (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Contrecoeur (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 | 7,760 | 100.0 | ... | 40.7 | 9,395 | 100.0 | ... | 38.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 265 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 28.5 | 635 | 6.8 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... |
| Chinese | 80 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 30 | 0.3 | 3.9 | ... |
| Black | 70 | 0.9 | 26.9 | 22.0 | 310 | 3.3 | 48.8 | 26.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 110 | 1.2 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 29.2 | 115 | 1.2 | 18.1 | 29.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 30.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.2 | 5.8 | ... | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 3.9 | ... |
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