Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Grimsby, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,890 persons representing 31.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,760 persons representing 13.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 9,655 persons, representing 33.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 890 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 430 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 260 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 7,950 persons representing 27.8% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 5,735 persons representing 20.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 5,245 persons representing 18.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Grimsby (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Grimsby (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 7,950 | 27.8 | 1 | 45.6 |
| Scottish | 5,735 | 20.1 | 2 | 42.0 |
| Irish | 5,245 | 18.4 | 3 | 41.2 |
| Canadian | 3,990 | 14.0 | 4 | 31.6 |
| Italian | 3,425 | 12.0 | 5 | 32.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Grimsby (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Grimsby (Town), 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 | 26,825 | 100.0 | ... | 41.7 | 28,565 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,420 | 5.3 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 2,775 | 9.7 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 355 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 32.6 | 890 | 3.1 | 31.9 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 145 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 32.4 | 230 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 42.4 |
| Black | 235 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 32.2 | 430 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 30.4 |
| Filipino | 90 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 36.8 | 220 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 38.8 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 37.0 | 125 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 36.8 |
| Latin American | 160 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 32.2 | 260 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 38.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 115 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 31.2 | 155 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 50 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 34.5 | 130 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 30.6 |
| Korean | 40 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 43.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... |
| Japanese | 65 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 44.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 75 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 35.5 | 150 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 34.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 60 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 28.4 | 120 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 24.2 |
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