Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Dorval, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 7,885 persons representing 41.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,655 persons representing 8.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,550 persons, representing 29.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 885 persons representing 4.7% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 875 persons representing 4.6% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 815 persons representing 4.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,305 persons representing 17.4% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 2,815 persons representing 14.8% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 2,590 persons representing 13.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Dorval (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Dorval (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 3,305 | 17.4 | 1 | 51.2 |
| Irish | 2,815 | 14.8 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Canadian | 2,590 | 13.6 | 3 | 37.6 |
| Italian | 1,985 | 10.4 | 4 | 36.4 |
| Scottish | 1,925 | 10.1 | 5 | 45.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Dorval (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Dorval (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 | 18,565 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 19,015 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 4,350 | 23.4 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 5,320 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 37.2 |
| South Asian | 485 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 42.1 | 815 | 4.3 | 15.4 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 825 | 4.4 | 19.0 | 38.4 | 885 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 40.8 |
| Black | 805 | 4.3 | 18.5 | 34.6 | 875 | 4.6 | 16.4 | 37.6 |
| Filipino | 590 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 40.3 | 565 | 3.0 | 10.6 | 40.0 |
| Arab | 495 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 32.5 | 625 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 34.4 |
| Latin American | 670 | 3.6 | 15.5 | 35.4 | 680 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 44.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 145 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 35.6 | 220 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 30.4 |
| West Asian | 50 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 47.0 | 170 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 44.8 |
| Korean | 55 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 38.5 | 120 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 42.8 |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 42.0 | 60 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 35.2 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 28.8 | 50 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 145 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 31.4 | 245 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 20.6 |
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