Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Portage la Prairie, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 920 persons representing 17.0% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 740 persons representing 13.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,530 persons, representing 46.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 40 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 25 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Japanese, with about 25 persons representing 0.5% 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 1,570 persons representing 28.9% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,425 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 1,020 persons representing 18.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Portage la Prairie (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Portage la Prairie (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,570 | 28.9 | 1 | 48.0 |
| Scottish | 1,425 | 26.3 | 2 | 47.6 |
| German | 1,020 | 18.8 | 3 | 37.2 |
| Irish | 1,015 | 18.7 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Canadian | 795 | 14.7 | 5 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Portage la Prairie (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Portage la Prairie (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 | 5,685 | 100.0 | ... | 40.1 | 5,420 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 110 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 24.8 | 120 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 31.0 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 34.0 | 20 | 0.4 | 12.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 50 | 0.9 | 40.9 | 16.4 | 40 | 0.7 | 32.0 | 15.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.5 | 20.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.2 | 9.1 | ... | 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 | 8.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 25 | 0.5 | 16.0 | ... |
| 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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