Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Yellowhead, Rural municipality

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 430 persons representing 23.8% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 365 persons representing 20.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 625 persons, representing 34.5% 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 595 persons representing 33.0% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 500 persons representing 27.7% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 475 persons representing 26.3% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Yellowhead (Rural municipality), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Yellowhead (Rural municipality), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Yellowhead (Rural municipality), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Ukrainian 595 33.0 1 50.0
English 500 27.7 2 53.2
Scottish 475 26.3 3 49.2
Irish 305 16.9 4 46.8
Canadian 255 14.1 5 44.8

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Yellowhead (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Yellowhead (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 1,900 100.0 ... 46.9 1,810 100.0 ... 52.8
Total visible minority population 40 2.1 100.0 38.5 85 4.7 100.0 37.2
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 ... 15 0.8 11.1 ...
Black 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Filipino 20 1.1 62.5 44.0 50 2.8 50.0 37.6
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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