Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Dryden, City
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,580 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 670 persons representing 9.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,065 persons, representing 42.4% 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 1,870 persons representing 25.9% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,660 persons representing 23.0% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,295 persons representing 17.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Dryden (City), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Dryden (City), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,870 | 25.9 | 1 | 51.2 |
| Scottish | 1,660 | 23.0 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 1,295 | 17.9 | 3 | 43.6 |
| Canadian | 1,155 | 16.0 | 4 | 46.0 |
| German | 950 | 13.1 | 5 | 40.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Dryden (City), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Dryden (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 | 7,580 | 100.0 | ... | 43.3 | 7,230 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 225 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 35.6 | 305 | 4.2 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 50 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 80 | 1.1 | 24.6 | 24.8 |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.2 | 6.7 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.9 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 40.0 | 30 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 80 | 1.1 | 35.6 | 33.5 | 115 | 1.6 | 37.7 | 36.4 |
| Arab | 20 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 4.9 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 30 | 0.4 | 9.8 | ... |
| 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 | 3.3 | ... |
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