Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Dolbeau-Mistassini, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,380 persons representing 79.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 905 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,730 persons, representing 13.2% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 100 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% 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 5,560 persons representing 42.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,775 persons representing 21.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,980 persons representing 15.1% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Dolbeau-Mistassini (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 5,560 42.3 1 48.0
French, n.o.s. 2,775 21.1 2 57.6
Québécois 1,980 15.1 3 47.6
French Canadian 1,270 9.7 4 56.8
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. 425 3.2 5 30.4

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Dolbeau-Mistassini (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (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 13,395 100.0 ... 43.9 13,130 100.0 ... 48.4
Total visible minority population 130 1.0 100.0 22.2 185 1.4 100.0 22.0
South Asian 10 0.1 8.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Chinese 20 0.1 12.0 14.0 20 0.2 7.9 ...
Black 70 0.5 52.0 23.2 100 0.8 50.0 20.2
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Arab 10 0.1 12.0 ... 25 0.2 10.5 ...
Latin American 10 0.1 8.0 ... 30 0.2 15.8 ...
Southeast Asian 10 0.1 8.0 ... 10 0.1 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 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
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