Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Lazare, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,030 persons representing 49.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,885 persons representing 8.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,735 persons, representing 30.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 555 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 520 persons representing 2.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 290 persons representing 1.3% 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 5,525 persons representing 24.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,255 persons representing 23.5% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,205 persons representing 14.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Lazare (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Lazare (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,525 | 24.7 | 1 | 40.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,255 | 23.5 | 2 | 38.8 |
| Irish | 3,205 | 14.3 | 3 | 32.8 |
| English | 2,100 | 9.4 | 4 | 38.4 |
| Scottish | 2,090 | 9.4 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Lazare (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Lazare (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 | 19,890 | 100.0 | ... | 37.8 | 22,350 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,270 | 6.4 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 2,405 | 10.8 | 100.0 | 31.6 |
| South Asian | 85 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 43.2 | 555 | 2.5 | 23.2 | 30.8 |
| Chinese | 220 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 25.3 | 250 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 21.2 |
| Black | 290 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 520 | 2.3 | 21.6 | 22.8 |
| Filipino | 115 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 22.8 | 180 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 35.6 |
| Arab | 120 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 37.2 | 150 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 47.2 |
| Latin American | 150 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 37.2 | 290 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 40.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 95 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 24.0 | 120 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 26.8 |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... |
| Korean | 30 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 75 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 17.8 |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 26.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 36.0 | 85 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 34.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 90 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 15.6 | 110 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 19.2 |
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