Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Salluit, Village nordique
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Anglican, with about 1,050 persons representing 66.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 120 persons representing 7.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 360 persons, representing 22.9% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Inuit, n.o.s., with about 1,515 persons representing 95.9% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 35 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 30 persons representing 1.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Salluit (Village nordique), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Salluit (Village nordique), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inuit, n.o.s. | 1,515 | 95.9 | 1 | 20.8 |
| Canadian | 35 | 2.2 | 2 | 25.6 |
| Scottish | 30 | 1.9 | 3 | 24.8 |
| Québécois | 20 | 1.3 | 4 | 34.0 |
| European, n.o.s. | 15 | 0.9 | 5 | ... |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Salluit (Village nordique), 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 | 1,475 | 100.0 | ... | 25.6 | 1,575 | 100.0 | ... | 21.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.7 | 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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