Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Thomas, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,360 persons representing 67.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 330 persons representing 9.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 795 persons, representing 22.7% 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 1,505 persons representing 43.0% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 670 persons representing 19.1% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 585 persons representing 16.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Thomas (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Thomas (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,505 | 43.0 | 1 | 40.4 |
| Québécois | 670 | 19.1 | 2 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 585 | 16.7 | 3 | 50.0 |
| French Canadian | 380 | 10.9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Irish | 130 | 3.7 | 5 | 38.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Thomas (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 | 3,240 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 | 3,495 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 50 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 35 | 1.0 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.4 | 42.9 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 28.6 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 28.6 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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