Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Oakland-Wawanesa, Municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 320 persons representing 20.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 275 persons representing 17.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 730 persons, representing 46.2% 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 500 persons representing 31.6% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 465 persons representing 29.4% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 385 persons representing 24.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Oakland-Wawanesa (Municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Oakland-Wawanesa (Municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 500 | 31.6 | 1 | 48.0 |
| Scottish | 465 | 29.4 | 2 | 41.6 |
| Irish | 385 | 24.4 | 3 | 38.8 |
| Canadian | 225 | 14.2 | 4 | 34.4 |
| German | 170 | 10.8 | 5 | 46.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Oakland-Wawanesa (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 | 1,590 | 100.0 | ... | 38.9 | 1,580 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 10 | 0.6 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.6 | 100.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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. | 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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