Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Damien, Paroisse (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,675 persons representing 69.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 100 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 565 persons, representing 23.6% 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 960 persons representing 40.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 725 persons representing 30.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 410 persons representing 17.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Damien (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Damien (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 960 | 40.1 | 1 | 56.0 |
French, n.o.s. | 725 | 30.3 | 2 | 63.2 |
Québécois | 410 | 17.1 | 3 | 40.4 |
French Canadian | 165 | 6.9 | 4 | 52.8 |
Acadian | 65 | 2.7 | 5 | 68.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Damien (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 2,090 | 100.0 | ... | 49.2 | 2,395 | 100.0 | ... | 57.6 |
Total visible minority population | 10 | 0.5 | 100.0 | ... | 30 | 1.3 | 100.0 | ... |
South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.4 | 50.0 | ... |
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 | ... | 20 | 0.8 | 50.0 | ... |
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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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