Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,245 persons representing 60.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 285 persons representing 5.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,805 persons, representing 33.5% 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 2,370 persons representing 43.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,115 persons representing 20.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 985 persons representing 18.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,370 | 43.9 | 1 | 39.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,115 | 20.6 | 2 | 45.2 |
| Québécois | 985 | 18.2 | 3 | 30.2 |
| French Canadian | 415 | 7.7 | 4 | 58.0 |
| Italian | 145 | 2.7 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan (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 | 5,095 | 100.0 | ... | 38.7 | 5,395 | 100.0 | ... | 38.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 45 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 60 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 14.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.4 | 45.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.6 | 54.5 | 12.0 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.5 | 55.6 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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