Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Rémi, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,175 persons representing 60.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 685 persons representing 8.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,570 persons, representing 30.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 195 persons representing 2.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 175 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was South Asian, with about 40 persons representing 0.5% 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 3,395 persons representing 39.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,895 persons representing 22.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,370 persons representing 16.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Rémi (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Rémi (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,395 | 39.7 | 1 | 44.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,895 | 22.2 | 2 | 38.8 |
| Québécois | 1,370 | 16.0 | 3 | 31.6 |
| French Canadian | 670 | 7.8 | 4 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 390 | 4.6 | 5 | 30.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Rémi (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Rémi (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 | 7,800 | 100.0 | ... | 39.7 | 8,540 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 195 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 22.8 | 480 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 28.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 34.4 |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
| Black | 45 | 0.6 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 195 | 2.3 | 40.2 | 15.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.2 | 7.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.8 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 175 | 2.0 | 37.1 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 19.0 | 30 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 32.4 |
| 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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