Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cornwallis, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 755 persons representing 16.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 740 persons representing 16.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,095 persons, representing 46.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 65 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 25 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 20 persons representing 0.4% 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 1,310 persons representing 29.2% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,000 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 935 persons representing 20.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Cornwallis (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cornwallis (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,310 | 29.2 | 1 | 35.2 |
| Scottish | 1,000 | 22.3 | 2 | 34.0 |
| German | 935 | 20.9 | 3 | 26.4 |
| Irish | 870 | 19.4 | 4 | 29.8 |
| Canadian | 780 | 17.4 | 5 | 26.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cornwallis (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 | 4,380 | 100.0 | ... | 34.3 | 4,475 | 100.0 | ... | 34.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 130 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 150 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 26.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.9 | 29.6 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 45 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 25.2 | 65 | 1.5 | 40.0 | 26.4 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 29.0 | 25 | 0.6 | 16.7 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.4 | 13.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.2 | 7.4 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 13.3 | ... |
| 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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