Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Chelsea, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,795 persons representing 34.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 445 persons representing 5.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,880 persons, representing 48.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 85 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 70 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 60 persons representing 0.8% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,130 persons representing 26.6% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 1,735 persons representing 21.7% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,620 persons representing 20.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Chelsea (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Chelsea (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 2,130 | 26.6 | 1 | 42.0 |
| Canadian | 1,735 | 21.7 | 2 | 38.8 |
| Irish | 1,620 | 20.3 | 3 | 41.2 |
| Scottish | 1,335 | 16.7 | 4 | 42.8 |
| English | 1,295 | 16.2 | 5 | 47.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Chelsea (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Chelsea (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 | 6,910 | 100.0 | ... | 40.6 | 8,000 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 225 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 28.7 | 450 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 34.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 85 | 1.1 | 17.6 | 38.0 |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 30.0 | 55 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 19.4 |
| Black | 50 | 0.7 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 55 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 37.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 6.6 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 34.0 | 45 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 44.4 |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 70 | 0.9 | 14.3 | 33.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 60 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 23.6 |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 40.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 5.5 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 40 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 5.5 | ... |
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