Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rockwood, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,095 persons representing 15.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,000 persons representing 14.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,280 persons, representing 46.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 40 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 30 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Multiple visible minorities, with about 25 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 2,145 persons representing 30.1% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,925 persons representing 27.0% of the total population. The third origin was Ukrainian, with about 1,430 persons representing 20.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Rockwood (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rockwood (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2,145 | 30.1 | 1 | 42.0 |
| Scottish | 1,925 | 27.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Ukrainian | 1,430 | 20.1 | 3 | 35.2 |
| German | 1,400 | 19.6 | 4 | 31.6 |
| Irish | 1,235 | 17.3 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rockwood (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rockwood (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 | 6,920 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 | 7,125 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 90 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 140 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 41.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 34.0 | 30 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 15.8 |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 40 | 0.6 | 32.1 | 40.0 |
| Arab | 15 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 34.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 7.1 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 35.0 | 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 | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.4 | 14.3 | ... |
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