Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Norwich, Township
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 3,925 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 1,410 persons representing 12.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,340 persons, representing 30.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 120 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 50 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Dutch, with about 3,415 persons representing 30.7% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 2,810 persons representing 25.3% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 2,005 persons representing 18.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Norwich (Township), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Norwich (Township), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | 3,415 | 30.7 | 1 | 26.0 |
| English | 2,810 | 25.3 | 2 | 42.4 |
| Canadian | 2,005 | 18.0 | 3 | 29.0 |
| Scottish | 1,705 | 15.3 | 4 | 41.2 |
| Irish | 1,390 | 12.5 | 5 | 42.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Norwich (Township), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Norwich (Township), 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 | 10,860 | 100.0 | ... | 36.7 | 11,110 | 100.0 | ... | 35.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 170 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 235 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 36.8 |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 42.0 | 120 | 1.1 | 53.2 | 33.6 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Black | 50 | 0.5 | 26.5 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 50 | 0.5 | 21.3 | 39.2 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 40 | 0.4 | 26.5 | 44.0 | 35 | 0.3 | 12.8 | ... |
| 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. | 20 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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