Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Port-Cartier, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,610 persons representing 73.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 315 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,335 persons, representing 21.2% 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 2,590 persons representing 41.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,145 persons representing 18.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,115 persons representing 17.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Port-Cartier (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Port-Cartier (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,590 | 41.1 | 1 | 45.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,145 | 18.2 | 2 | 45.6 |
| Québécois | 1,115 | 17.7 | 3 | 38.4 |
| French Canadian | 500 | 7.9 | 4 | 56.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 350 | 5.6 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Port-Cartier (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Port-Cartier (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 | 6,525 | 100.0 | ... | 41.8 | 6,300 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.2 | 100.0 | ... | 60 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.6 | 66.7 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 25.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 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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