Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Gouvernement régional
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 980 persons representing 37.6% of the total population. The second group was Anglican, with about 470 persons representing 18.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 575 persons, representing 22.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Cree, n.o.s., with about 690 persons representing 26.5% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 650 persons representing 25.0% of the total population. The third origin was Cree origins, n.i.e., with about 615 persons representing 23.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (Gouvernement régional), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (Gouvernement régional), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 690 | 26.5 | 1 | 23.8 |
| Québécois | 650 | 25.0 | 2 | 28.8 |
| Cree origins, n.i.e. | 615 | 23.7 | 3 | 23.2 |
| Canadian | 525 | 20.2 | 4 | 50.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 255 | 9.8 | 5 | 58.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (Gouvernement régional), 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 | 1,190 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 | 2,605 | 100.0 | ... | 34.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 20 | 0.8 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 60.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.4 | 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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