Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rouyn-Noranda, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,425 persons representing 61.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,090 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 13,165 persons, representing 31.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 355 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 270 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 165 persons representing 0.4% 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 16,045 persons representing 38.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,860 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,040 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rouyn-Noranda (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rouyn-Noranda (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 16,045 | 38.9 | 1 | 41.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 10,860 | 26.3 | 2 | 41.2 |
| Québécois | 6,040 | 14.6 | 3 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 3,770 | 9.1 | 4 | 47.6 |
| Irish | 1,865 | 4.5 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rouyn-Noranda (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rouyn-Noranda (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 | 41,165 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 | 41,290 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 805 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 1,025 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 65 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 31.6 | 60 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 24.2 |
| Black | 370 | 0.9 | 45.3 | 23.0 | 355 | 0.9 | 34.6 | 25.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 70 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 34.8 |
| Arab | 260 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 27.0 | 270 | 0.7 | 26.3 | 34.4 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 28.8 | 165 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 35.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 21.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| 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 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
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