Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Mirabel, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 34,475 persons representing 56.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,735 persons representing 6.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 20,430 persons, representing 33.6% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,175 persons representing 1.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 945 persons representing 1.6% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 600 persons representing 1.0% 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 23,300 persons representing 38.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 12,940 persons representing 21.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 9,520 persons representing 15.6% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mirabel (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mirabel (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mirabel (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 23,300 38.3 1 37.6
French, n.o.s. 12,940 21.3 2 39.6
Québécois 9,520 15.6 3 33.2
French Canadian 4,770 7.8 4 40.0
Irish 3,005 4.9 5 34.0

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mirabel (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mirabel (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mirabel (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 50,300 100.0 ... 35.7 60,850 100.0 ... 37.2
Total visible minority population 1,450 2.9 100.0 27.2 3,985 6.5 100.0 31.8
South Asian 50 0.1 3.5 24.0 260 0.4 6.4 35.6
Chinese 150 0.3 10.7 21.0 155 0.3 4.0 27.6
Black 495 1.0 34.3 24.6 1,175 1.9 29.5 27.8
Filipino 25 0.0 1.7 31.0 55 0.1 1.5 27.4
Arab 230 0.5 15.6 32.8 945 1.6 23.7 32.4
Latin American 290 0.6 20.1 33.6 600 1.0 15.2 35.6
Southeast Asian 160 0.3 11.1 24.1 380 0.6 9.7 30.8
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 ... 195 0.3 4.9 30.2
Korean 20 0.0 1.0 18.0 75 0.1 1.9 38.4
Japanese 10 0.0 0.7 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 ... 20 0.0 0.5 ...
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 ... 120 0.2 3.1 26.6
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