Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rawdon, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 6,965 persons representing 60.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 510 persons representing 4.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,655 persons, representing 31.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 60 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Japanese, with about 40 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 35 persons representing 0.3% 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 3,600 persons representing 31.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,985 persons representing 25.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,910 persons representing 16.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rawdon (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rawdon (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,600 | 31.3 | 1 | 48.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,985 | 25.9 | 2 | 49.2 |
| Québécois | 1,910 | 16.6 | 3 | 46.4 |
| Irish | 1,185 | 10.3 | 4 | 42.8 |
| French Canadian | 940 | 8.2 | 5 | 58.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rawdon (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rawdon (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 | 10,650 | 100.0 | ... | 44.9 | 11,505 | 100.0 | ... | 50.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 170 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 24.9 | 195 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 5.9 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 10.0 | ... |
| Black | 90 | 0.8 | 52.9 | 23.4 | 35 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 15.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 33.0 | 60 | 0.5 | 30.0 | 26.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 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 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 20.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
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