Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Val-d'Or, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 20,895 persons representing 65.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,645 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,710 persons, representing 27.1% 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 13,090 persons representing 40.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,410 persons representing 19.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,615 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Val-d'Or (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Val-d'Or (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 13,090 | 40.7 | 1 | 43.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,410 | 19.9 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 4,615 | 14.4 | 3 | 38.4 |
| French Canadian | 3,255 | 10.1 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 1,240 | 3.9 | 5 | 39.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Val-d'Or (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Val-d'Or (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 | 31,790 | 100.0 | ... | 40.6 | 32,140 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 670 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 27.1 | 1,160 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 28.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 25.2 | 55 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 25.8 |
| Black | 330 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 24.5 | 670 | 2.1 | 57.3 | 25.2 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 44.0 | 85 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 34.0 |
| Arab | 120 | 0.4 | 17.9 | 29.6 | 205 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 32.4 |
| Latin American | 55 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 25.2 | 85 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... |
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