Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Assomption, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,480 persons representing 58.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,930 persons representing 8.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,035 persons, representing 30.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,280 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 290 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 260 persons representing 1.1% 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 8,115 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,040 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,195 persons representing 18.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, L'Assomption (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Assomption (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,115 | 35.3 | 1 | 39.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,040 | 21.9 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Québécois | 4,195 | 18.2 | 3 | 35.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,010 | 8.7 | 4 | 44.8 |
| Irish | 875 | 3.8 | 5 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, L'Assomption (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Assomption (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 | 22,015 | 100.0 | ... | 38.1 | 23,015 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 890 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 28.1 | 1,960 | 8.5 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 34.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 20.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... |
| Black | 495 | 2.2 | 55.9 | 26.3 | 1,280 | 5.6 | 65.1 | 20.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 80 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 29.2 | 260 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 33.2 |
| Latin American | 250 | 1.1 | 27.9 | 33.0 | 290 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 38.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | 50 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 37.6 |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... |
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