Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cantley, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 6,165 persons representing 53.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 785 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,120 persons, representing 36.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 115 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 80 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Multiple visible minorities, with about 60 persons representing 0.5% 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 4,170 persons representing 36.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,330 persons representing 29.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,085 persons representing 9.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Cantley (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cantley (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 4,170 | 36.5 | 1 | 38.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,330 | 29.1 | 2 | 39.2 |
| Irish | 1,085 | 9.5 | 3 | 35.6 |
| Québécois | 920 | 8.0 | 4 | 33.2 |
| French Canadian | 705 | 6.2 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Cantley (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cantley (Municipalité), 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 | 10,685 | 100.0 | ... | 36.3 | 11,430 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 265 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 30.5 | 415 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 46.8 |
| Chinese | 85 | 0.8 | 34.0 | 22.4 | 35 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 23.4 |
| Black | 95 | 0.9 | 35.8 | 30.4 | 115 | 1.0 | 27.7 | 33.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 35.0 | 50 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 40.8 |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 50.0 | 80 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 44.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 6.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 32.0 | 60 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 9.7 |
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