Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Winkler, City
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 10,140 persons representing 74.8% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 495 persons representing 3.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,540 persons, representing 11.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 365 persons representing 2.7% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 360 persons representing 2.7% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 170 persons representing 1.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Mennonite, with about 4,170 persons representing 30.8% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 2,955 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Russian, with about 2,595 persons representing 19.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Winkler (City), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Winkler (City), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonite | 4,170 | 30.8 | 1 | 39.2 |
| German | 2,955 | 21.8 | 2 | 31.6 |
| Russian | 2,595 | 19.1 | 3 | 32.8 |
| Canadian | 1,915 | 14.1 | 4 | 30.0 |
| Mexican | 1,185 | 8.7 | 5 | 22.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Winkler (City), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Winkler (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 | 12,435 | 100.0 | ... | 35.6 | 13,565 | 100.0 | ... | 33.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 660 | 5.3 | 100.0 | 27.6 | 1,280 | 9.4 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 195 | 1.6 | 30.1 | 26.6 | 365 | 2.7 | 28.1 | 29.8 |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 24.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
| Black | 50 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 18.8 | 170 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 135 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 30.8 | 360 | 2.7 | 28.1 | 32.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 95 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 9.7 |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 28.0 | 165 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 26.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... |
| West Asian | 35 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 31.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 20.4 |
| Korean | 50 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 29.2 | 55 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 41.2 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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