Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Chibougamau, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,840 persons representing 67.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 410 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,630 persons, representing 22.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 110 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 80 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 55 persons representing 0.8% 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 2,415 persons representing 33.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,580 persons representing 22.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,190 persons representing 16.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Chibougamau (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Chibougamau (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,415 | 33.8 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,580 | 22.1 | 2 | 38.8 |
| Québécois | 1,190 | 16.7 | 3 | 37.2 |
| French Canadian | 765 | 10.7 | 4 | 46.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 450 | 6.3 | 5 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Chibougamau (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Chibougamau (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 | 7,385 | 100.0 | ... | 39.0 | 7,150 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 130 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 27.8 | 280 | 3.9 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 7.1 | ... |
| Black | 40 | 0.5 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 110 | 1.5 | 41.1 | 28.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 80 | 1.1 | 30.4 | 38.4 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.4 | 23.1 | 31.0 | 55 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 12.0 |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.2 | 11.5 | ... | 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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