Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Bois-des-Filion, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,250 persons representing 52.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,120 persons representing 11.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,790 persons, representing 27.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 895 persons representing 8.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 315 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 225 persons representing 2.2% 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 3,205 persons representing 31.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,020 persons representing 20.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,275 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Bois-des-Filion (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Bois-des-Filion (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,205 | 31.9 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,020 | 20.1 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Québécois | 1,275 | 12.7 | 3 | 40.4 |
| Italian | 715 | 7.1 | 4 | 34.4 |
| Haitian | 675 | 6.7 | 5 | 26.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Bois-des-Filion (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Bois-des-Filion (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 | 9,515 | 100.0 | ... | 39.1 | 10,045 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 845 | 8.9 | 100.0 | 31.3 | 1,575 | 15.7 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... |
| Black | 370 | 3.9 | 44.0 | 28.7 | 895 | 8.9 | 57.1 | 25.4 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... |
| Arab | 120 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 32.8 | 315 | 3.1 | 19.7 | 29.6 |
| Latin American | 185 | 1.9 | 22.0 | 34.0 | 225 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 37.0 | 20 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... |
| 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. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 50 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 24.4 | 40 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 23.6 |
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