Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Paul, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,370 persons representing 51.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 470 persons representing 7.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,560 persons, representing 39.1% 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 2,540 persons representing 38.7% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 1,535 persons representing 23.4% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,270 persons representing 19.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Paul (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Paul (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,540 | 38.7 | 1 | 39.6 |
| Québécois | 1,535 | 23.4 | 2 | 34.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,270 | 19.4 | 3 | 43.6 |
| French Canadian | 615 | 9.4 | 4 | 37.6 |
| Irish | 260 | 4.0 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Paul (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Paul (Municipalité), 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 | 5,885 | 100.0 | ... | 37.9 | 6,555 | 100.0 | ... | 38.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 100 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 270 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 65 | 1.1 | 65.0 | 17.6 | 145 | 2.2 | 55.6 | 28.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 5.6 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 80 | 1.2 | 29.6 | 36.0 |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... |
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