Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Whitehead, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was United Church, with about 285 persons representing 17.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 260 persons representing 15.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 825 persons, representing 49.1% 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 525 persons representing 31.3% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 495 persons representing 29.6% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 340 persons representing 20.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Whitehead (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Whitehead (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 525 | 31.3 | 1 | 42.4 |
| Scottish | 495 | 29.6 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Canadian | 340 | 20.3 | 3 | 30.8 |
| German | 295 | 17.6 | 4 | 39.6 |
| Irish | 290 | 17.3 | 5 | 34.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Whitehead (Rural 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 | 1,660 | 100.0 | ... | 38.7 | 1,680 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 50 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 22.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 1.5 | 50.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.9 | 20.0 | ... |
| 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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