Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Eastmain, Terres réservées aux Cris
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Anglican, with about 670 persons representing 72.4% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 30 persons representing 3.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 175 persons, representing 18.9% 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 785 persons representing 84.9% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 80 persons representing 8.6% of the total population. The third origin was Algonquin, with about 25 persons representing 2.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Eastmain (Terres réservées aux Cris), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Eastmain (Terres réservées aux Cris), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 785 | 84.9 | 1 | 24.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 80 | 8.6 | 2 | 24.2 |
| Algonquin | 25 | 2.7 | 3 | 14.4 |
| Canadian | 20 | 2.2 | 4 | 31.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 15 | 1.6 | 5 | ... |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Eastmain (Terres réservées aux Cris), 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 | 865 | 100.0 | ... | 27.2 | 925 | 100.0 | ... | 26.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 15 | 1.6 | 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | ... | 10 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | ... |
| 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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