Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Blainville, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 33,820 persons representing 57.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,110 persons representing 7.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 16,545 persons, representing 28.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 2,145 persons representing 3.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 1,970 persons representing 3.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 1,020 persons representing 1.7% 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 19,830 persons representing 33.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 13,720 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,885 persons representing 11.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Blainville (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Blainville (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 19,830 | 33.6 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 13,720 | 23.3 | 2 | 43.6 |
| Québécois | 6,885 | 11.7 | 3 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 4,045 | 6.9 | 4 | 46.4 |
| Italian | 3,080 | 5.2 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Blainville (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Blainville (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 | 56,440 | 100.0 | ... | 37.3 | 59,005 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,565 | 6.3 | 100.0 | 28.8 | 7,240 | 12.3 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 150 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 31.8 | 335 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 31.6 |
| Chinese | 210 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 530 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 34.4 |
| Black | 1,265 | 2.2 | 35.4 | 26.6 | 1,970 | 3.3 | 27.2 | 23.8 |
| Filipino | 55 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 85 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 28.6 |
| Arab | 940 | 1.7 | 26.3 | 30.6 | 2,145 | 3.6 | 29.6 | 34.4 |
| Latin American | 425 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 33.1 | 1,020 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 40.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 385 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 28.7 | 555 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 40 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 31.0 | 280 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 32.4 |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | 65 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 24.2 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 40.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 85 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 28.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 80 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 21.2 | 125 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
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