Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,445 persons representing 52.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,455 persons representing 7.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,810 persons, representing 29.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 975 persons representing 4.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 650 persons representing 3.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 355 persons representing 1.8% 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 6,510 persons representing 33.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,315 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,440 persons representing 12.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,510 | 33.0 | 1 | 39.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,315 | 21.8 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Québécois | 2,440 | 12.4 | 3 | 39.6 |
| Irish | 1,180 | 6.0 | 4 | 35.2 |
| French Canadian | 1,125 | 5.7 | 5 | 45.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac (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 | 18,000 | 100.0 | ... | 36.6 | 19,755 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,140 | 6.3 | 100.0 | 26.6 | 2,480 | 12.6 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 38.0 | 160 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 28.8 |
| Chinese | 75 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 21.2 | 60 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 32.4 |
| Black | 445 | 2.5 | 38.6 | 22.8 | 975 | 4.9 | 39.2 | 21.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... |
| Arab | 315 | 1.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 650 | 3.3 | 26.5 | 32.4 |
| Latin American | 155 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 34.0 | 355 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 35.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 85 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 21.6 | 115 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 18.4 |
| West Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 38.0 | 55 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 13.9 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 80 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 9.4 |
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