Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Springfield, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 3,020 persons representing 19.2% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 2,940 persons representing 18.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,920 persons, representing 43.9% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ukrainian, with about 4,110 persons representing 26.1% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 3,710 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 3,565 persons representing 22.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Springfield (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Springfield (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 4,110 | 26.1 | 1 | 37.6 |
| English | 3,710 | 23.6 | 2 | 42.0 |
| German | 3,565 | 22.6 | 3 | 37.6 |
| Scottish | 3,025 | 19.2 | 4 | 38.8 |
| Polish | 2,280 | 14.5 | 5 | 41.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Springfield (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Springfield (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 | 15,035 | 100.0 | ... | 39.8 | 15,750 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 365 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 355 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 27.4 |
| South Asian | 55 | 0.4 | 15.1 | 27.6 | 50 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 27.4 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 24.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 18.8 |
| Black | 120 | 0.8 | 31.5 | 28.6 | 100 | 0.6 | 26.8 | 12.7 |
| Filipino | 95 | 0.6 | 24.7 | 29.0 | 65 | 0.4 | 18.3 | 21.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 44.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 7.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 5.6 | ... |
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