Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Joliette, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,915 persons representing 58.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,330 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,410 persons, representing 31.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 640 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 355 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 275 persons representing 1.3% 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 7,200 persons representing 35.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,630 persons representing 22.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,770 persons representing 18.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Joliette (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Joliette (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,200 | 35.2 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,630 | 22.6 | 2 | 54.0 |
| Québécois | 3,770 | 18.4 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 1,680 | 8.2 | 4 | 53.2 |
| Irish | 930 | 4.5 | 5 | 44.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Joliette (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Joliette (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 | 19,340 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 20,470 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 840 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 28.7 | 1,460 | 7.1 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
| South Asian | 105 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 29.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 30.4 | 45 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 24.6 |
| Black | 235 | 1.2 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 640 | 3.1 | 44.0 | 25.8 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 31.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 3.1 | ... |
| Arab | 85 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 32.8 | 275 | 1.3 | 18.9 | 20.2 |
| Latin American | 245 | 1.3 | 28.6 | 31.5 | 355 | 1.7 | 24.4 | 29.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 33.0 | 50 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 48.8 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| 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. | 10 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 20.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 55 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 23.2 | 25 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... |
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