Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sept-Îles, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,925 persons representing 70.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,180 persons representing 4.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,405 persons, representing 22.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 210 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 100 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 80 persons representing 0.3% 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 9,505 persons representing 39.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,480 persons representing 18.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,730 persons representing 15.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sept-Îles (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sept-Îles (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,505 | 39.6 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,480 | 18.6 | 2 | 48.4 |
| Québécois | 3,730 | 15.5 | 3 | 42.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,875 | 7.8 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Irish | 1,075 | 4.5 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sept-Îles (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sept-Îles (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 | 24,945 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 | 24,025 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 335 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 25.1 | 565 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 5.3 | ... |
| Black | 160 | 0.6 | 47.0 | 22.4 | 210 | 0.9 | 36.3 | 23.2 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 100 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 55 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 32.0 | 65 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 36.4 |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.2 | 15.2 | 30.8 | 80 | 0.3 | 14.2 | 33.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 6.2 | ... |
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