Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Repentigny, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 50,150 persons representing 59.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 7,695 persons representing 9.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 19,825 persons, representing 23.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 8,385 persons representing 9.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 3,330 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 1,895 persons representing 2.2% 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 28,070 persons representing 33.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 17,120 persons representing 20.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 10,845 persons representing 12.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Repentigny (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Repentigny (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 28,070 | 33.0 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 17,120 | 20.1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 10,845 | 12.8 | 3 | 42.4 |
| French Canadian | 5,780 | 6.8 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Haitian | 5,335 | 6.3 | 5 | 26.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Repentigny (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Repentigny (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 | 83,105 | 100.0 | ... | 41.3 | 84,985 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 9,595 | 11.5 | 100.0 | 28.9 | 14,925 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 28.8 |
| South Asian | 65 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 28.4 | 65 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 29.6 |
| Chinese | 245 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 27.3 | 280 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 26.8 |
| Black | 5,880 | 7.1 | 61.3 | 28.4 | 8,385 | 9.9 | 56.1 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 28.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| Arab | 1,510 | 1.8 | 15.7 | 27.1 | 3,330 | 3.9 | 22.3 | 24.0 |
| Latin American | 1,230 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 34.3 | 1,895 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 375 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 30.2 | 360 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 41.6 |
| West Asian | 55 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 31.2 | 145 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 38.8 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 34.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 35.0 | 95 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 22.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 150 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 260 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 18.2 |
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