Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thurso, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,015 persons representing 66.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 175 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 800 persons, representing 26.2% 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 1,315 persons representing 43.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 580 persons representing 19.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 440 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Thurso (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Thurso (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,315 | 43.1 | 1 | 41.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 580 | 19.0 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Québécois | 440 | 14.4 | 3 | 34.8 |
| French Canadian | 340 | 11.1 | 4 | 56.8 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 105 | 3.4 | 5 | 41.6 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Thurso (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 | 2,770 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 | 3,050 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 30 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 30 | 1.0 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.4 | 28.6 | ... | 15 | 0.5 | 60.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.5 | 28.6 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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