Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Matagami, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,030 persons representing 73.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 100 persons representing 7.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 240 persons, representing 17.1% 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 655 persons representing 47.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 255 persons representing 18.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 215 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Matagami (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Matagami (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 655 | 47.0 | 1 | 41.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 255 | 18.3 | 2 | 46.8 |
| Québécois | 215 | 15.4 | 3 | 31.6 |
| French Canadian | 110 | 7.9 | 4 | 30.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 45 | 3.2 | 5 | 32.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Matagami (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 | 1,450 | 100.0 | ... | 38.1 | 1,400 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 35 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 15.6 | 55 | 3.9 | 100.0 | 19.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 1.7 | 57.1 | 16.0 | 35 | 2.5 | 60.0 | 19.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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