Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Arnprior, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,055 persons representing 32.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 900 persons representing 9.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,115 persons, representing 33.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Irish, with about 3,095 persons representing 32.9% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,670 persons representing 28.4% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 2,000 persons representing 21.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Arnprior (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Arnprior (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | 3,095 | 32.9 | 1 | 48.4 |
| Scottish | 2,670 | 28.4 | 2 | 43.2 |
| English | 2,000 | 21.2 | 3 | 52.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,835 | 19.5 | 4 | 46.0 |
| Canadian | 1,570 | 16.7 | 5 | 43.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Arnprior (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Arnprior (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 | 8,515 | 100.0 | ... | 44.3 | 9,415 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 230 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 27.5 | 395 | 4.2 | 100.0 | 31.6 |
| South Asian | 95 | 1.1 | 39.1 | 27.8 | 120 | 1.3 | 30.4 | 34.8 |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... |
| Black | 35 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 32.0 | 45 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 29.6 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.3 | 6.3 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 35.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 5.1 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 60 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 16.8 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 14.3 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.3 | 7.6 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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