Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
East Kootenay B, Regional district electoral area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 270 persons representing 14.6% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 180 persons representing 9.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,115 persons, representing 60.4% 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 670 persons representing 36.3% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 425 persons representing 23.0% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 390 persons representing 21.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, East Kootenay B (Regional district electoral area), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, East Kootenay B (Regional district electoral area), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 670 | 36.3 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Scottish | 425 | 23.0 | 2 | 53.2 |
| German | 390 | 21.1 | 3 | 41.6 |
| Irish | 345 | 18.7 | 4 | 48.4 |
| Canadian | 290 | 15.7 | 5 | 46.4 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, East Kootenay B (Regional district electoral area), 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 | 1,880 | 100.0 | ... | 46.9 | 1,845 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 14.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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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