Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Belleville, City
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,675 persons representing 19.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,080 persons representing 11.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 22,650 persons, representing 42.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 2,090 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 710 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 485 persons representing 0.9% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 16,515 persons representing 30.7% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 15,160 persons representing 28.2% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 12,005 persons representing 22.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Belleville (City), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Belleville (City), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 16,515 | 30.7 | 1 | 49.6 |
| Irish | 15,160 | 28.2 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Scottish | 12,005 | 22.3 | 3 | 45.6 |
| Canadian | 9,625 | 17.9 | 4 | 36.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,610 | 10.4 | 5 | 42.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Belleville (City), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Belleville (City), 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 | 49,345 | 100.0 | ... | 42.7 | 53,790 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,780 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 4,995 | 9.3 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 720 | 1.5 | 26.1 | 32.8 | 2,090 | 3.9 | 41.7 | 25.8 |
| Chinese | 300 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 38.4 | 420 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 42.8 |
| Black | 485 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 710 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 270 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 37.4 | 485 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 130 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 33.2 | 125 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 31.4 |
| Latin American | 220 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 36.2 | 435 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 170 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 34.0 | 195 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 32.8 |
| West Asian | 55 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 41.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 36.8 |
| Korean | 140 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 32.8 | 175 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 42.4 |
| Japanese | 45 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 43.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 180 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 37.0 | 155 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 38.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 70 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 42.0 | 120 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 29.8 |
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