Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Baie-Comeau, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,775 persons representing 69.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,375 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,455 persons, representing 22.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 205 persons representing 1.0% 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 Chinese, with about 30 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 7,315 persons representing 37.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,075 persons representing 20.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,620 persons representing 18.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Baie-Comeau (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Baie-Comeau (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,315 | 37.0 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,075 | 20.6 | 2 | 55.6 |
| Québécois | 3,620 | 18.3 | 3 | 36.4 |
| French Canadian | 2,230 | 11.3 | 4 | 53.6 |
| Irish | 680 | 3.4 | 5 | 49.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Baie-Comeau (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Baie-Comeau (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 | 20,865 | 100.0 | ... | 42.6 | 19,795 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 285 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 24.6 | 345 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 24.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 19.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 7.2 | ... |
| Black | 165 | 0.8 | 56.1 | 23.1 | 205 | 1.0 | 59.4 | 20.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 31.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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