Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rivière-Rouge, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,165 persons representing 70.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 220 persons representing 4.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,040 persons, representing 23.3% 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 1,590 persons representing 35.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,020 persons representing 22.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 735 persons representing 16.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rivière-Rouge (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rivière-Rouge (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,590 | 35.6 | 1 | 55.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,020 | 22.8 | 2 | 64.5 |
| Québécois | 735 | 16.5 | 3 | 49.2 |
| French Canadian | 430 | 9.6 | 4 | 60.4 |
| Métis | 175 | 3.9 | 5 | 42.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rivière-Rouge (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 | 4,235 | 100.0 | ... | 49.5 | 4,465 | 100.0 | ... | 57.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 25 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 55 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 41.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 25.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.2 | 40.0 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 16.7 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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