Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Delson, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,755 persons representing 57.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 535 persons representing 6.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,270 persons, representing 27.3% 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 2,825 persons representing 34.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,925 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,095 persons representing 13.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Delson (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Delson (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,825 | 34.0 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,925 | 23.1 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Québécois | 1,095 | 13.2 | 3 | 35.6 |
| French Canadian | 565 | 6.8 | 4 | 53.2 |
| Irish | 450 | 5.4 | 5 | 32.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Delson (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Delson (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 | 7,460 | 100.0 | ... | 38.9 | 8,320 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 500 | 6.7 | 100.0 | 34.1 | 930 | 11.2 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 75 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 40.0 | 95 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 48.4 |
| Black | 140 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 25.2 | 275 | 3.3 | 29.4 | 19.8 |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 2.7 | ... |
| Arab | 75 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 29.6 | 105 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 32.4 |
| Latin American | 95 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 44.8 | 230 | 2.8 | 25.1 | 40.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 14.9 |
| West Asian | 55 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 37.0 | 105 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 20.4 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... |
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