Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Boisbriand, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,475 persons representing 51.2% of the total population. The second group was Jewish, with about 2,565 persons representing 9.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,975 persons, representing 24.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 880 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 780 persons representing 2.8% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 525 persons representing 1.9% 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 8,620 persons representing 30.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,015 persons representing 21.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,320 persons representing 11.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Boisbriand (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Boisbriand (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,620 | 30.5 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,015 | 21.3 | 2 | 47.6 |
| Québécois | 3,320 | 11.7 | 3 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,895 | 6.7 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Jewish | 1,610 | 5.7 | 5 | 14.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Boisbriand (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Boisbriand (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 | 26,830 | 100.0 | ... | 37.4 | 28,265 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,035 | 7.6 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 3,165 | 11.2 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 70 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 32.0 | 185 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 34.0 |
| Chinese | 75 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 31.6 | 105 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 30.4 |
| Black | 505 | 1.9 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 780 | 2.8 | 24.5 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 24.0 | 65 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 25.4 |
| Arab | 420 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 27.9 | 880 | 3.1 | 28.0 | 31.2 |
| Latin American | 390 | 1.5 | 19.2 | 33.2 | 525 | 1.9 | 16.8 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 460 | 1.7 | 22.9 | 36.9 | 315 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 39.2 |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 190 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 29.4 |
| 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. | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 42.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 50 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 80 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 20.2 |
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