Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Pêche, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,765 persons representing 44.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 640 persons representing 7.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,425 persons, representing 40.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 45 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 40 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 2,315 persons representing 27.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,225 persons representing 26.2% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,830 persons representing 21.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, La Pêche (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Pêche (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,315 | 27.3 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,225 | 26.2 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Irish | 1,830 | 21.5 | 3 | 41.6 |
| Scottish | 1,270 | 14.9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| English | 1,030 | 12.1 | 5 | 44.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Pêche (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Pêche (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 | 7,730 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 | 8,495 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 160 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 36.4 | 240 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 18.6 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 24.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 12.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 29.4 |
| Black | 75 | 1.0 | 45.2 | 28.4 | 45 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 6.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.4 | 19.4 | 54.0 | 45 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 35.6 |
| 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 | 10 | 0.1 | 9.7 | ... | 35 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 12.7 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 6.1 | ... |
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