Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Burlington, City
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 54,045 persons representing 29.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 19,315 persons representing 10.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 59,570 persons, representing 32.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 11,955 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 4,670 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 4,375 persons representing 2.4% 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 43,815 persons representing 23.8% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 34,780 persons representing 18.9% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 33,170 persons representing 18.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Burlington (City), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Burlington (City), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 43,815 | 23.8 | 1 | 46.0 |
| Scottish | 34,780 | 18.9 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Irish | 33,170 | 18.0 | 3 | 42.4 |
| Canadian | 22,800 | 12.4 | 4 | 29.8 |
| German | 16,380 | 8.9 | 5 | 41.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Burlington (City), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Burlington (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 | 180,130 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 183,955 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 28,830 | 16.0 | 100.0 | 34.3 | 38,390 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 36.0 |
| South Asian | 8,695 | 4.8 | 30.2 | 34.6 | 11,955 | 6.5 | 31.1 | 35.6 |
| Chinese | 3,570 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 38.4 | 4,375 | 2.4 | 11.4 | 39.2 |
| Black | 3,795 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 32.2 | 4,670 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 32.8 |
| Filipino | 2,695 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 33.7 | 3,010 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 38.8 |
| Arab | 2,465 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 31.8 | 4,100 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 2,320 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 35.3 | 3,210 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 40.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 830 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 32.8 | 1,065 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 1,035 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 36.9 | 1,410 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 36.8 |
| Korean | 1,120 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 33.2 | 1,390 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 37.2 |
| Japanese | 470 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 39.5 | 530 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 43.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 785 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 35.9 | 850 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 37.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 1,055 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 27.5 | 1,830 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 23.6 |
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