Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lambton Shores, Municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,725 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 1,515 persons representing 13.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,055 persons, representing 35.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 65 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 40 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 40 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 English, with about 3,750 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,955 persons representing 25.6% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,510 persons representing 21.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Lambton Shores (Municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lambton Shores (Municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 3,750 | 32.5 | 1 | 58.4 |
| Scottish | 2,955 | 25.6 | 2 | 57.2 |
| Irish | 2,510 | 21.7 | 3 | 56.0 |
| Canadian | 2,245 | 19.4 | 4 | 42.8 |
| German | 1,615 | 14.0 | 5 | 52.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Lambton Shores (Municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lambton Shores (Municipality), 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 | 10,385 | 100.0 | ... | 48.6 | 11,545 | 100.0 | ... | 56.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 180 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 32.6 | 225 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 39.2 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 65 | 0.6 | 28.9 | 29.4 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 65 | 0.6 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 37.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 17.8 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 20 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 53.6 |
| 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 | 25 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 26.0 | 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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