Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Thérèse, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,855 persons representing 55.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,860 persons representing 7.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,920 persons, representing 31.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 625 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 505 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 380 persons representing 1.5% 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 7,825 persons representing 31.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,435 persons representing 25.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,770 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Thérèse (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Thérèse (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,825 | 31.5 | 1 | 46.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,435 | 25.9 | 2 | 48.8 |
| Québécois | 3,770 | 15.2 | 3 | 40.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,775 | 7.1 | 4 | 54.0 |
| Irish | 1,285 | 5.2 | 5 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sainte-Thérèse (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Thérèse (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 | 24,380 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 24,850 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,360 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 1,830 | 7.4 | 100.0 | 31.0 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | 40 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 33.2 |
| Chinese | 105 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 31.8 | 70 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 31.4 |
| Black | 520 | 2.1 | 38.2 | 29.2 | 625 | 2.5 | 33.8 | 29.6 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... |
| Arab | 335 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 505 | 2.0 | 27.2 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 170 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 37.2 | 380 | 1.5 | 20.7 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 120 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 41.6 | 95 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 40.4 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 44.0 | 65 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 29.8 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 46.0 | 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 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 16.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... |
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