Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sherbrooke, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 122,610 persons representing 55.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 13,830 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 70,925 persons, representing 32.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 5,580 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 3,575 persons representing 1.6% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 2,970 persons representing 1.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 77,800 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 58,760 persons representing 26.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 27,755 persons representing 12.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Sherbrooke (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sherbrooke (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 77,800 | 35.3 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 58,760 | 26.7 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Québécois | 27,755 | 12.6 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 18,215 | 8.3 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 11,485 | 5.2 | 5 | 36.0 |
| English | 5,165 | 2.3 | 6 | 38.8 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 4,785 | 2.2 | 7 | 31.2 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 4,635 | 2.1 | 8 | 38.0 |
| Scottish | 4,625 | 2.1 | 9 | 39.2 |
| Italian | 3,720 | 1.7 | 10 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sherbrooke (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sherbrooke (CMA), 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 | 205,735 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 | 220,105 | 100.0 | ... | 42.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 11,995 | 5.8 | 100.0 | 26.2 | 17,045 | 7.7 | 100.0 | 28.0 |
| South Asian | 485 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 755 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 25.8 |
| Chinese | 605 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 22.8 | 915 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 25.8 |
| Black | 3,665 | 1.8 | 30.6 | 23.0 | 5,580 | 2.5 | 32.7 | 25.0 |
| Filipino | 65 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 46.0 | 250 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 36.4 |
| Arab | 1,980 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 27.8 | 2,970 | 1.3 | 17.4 | 27.4 |
| Latin American | 2,840 | 1.4 | 23.6 | 31.0 | 3,575 | 1.6 | 21.0 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 540 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 24.6 | 630 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 29.2 |
| West Asian | 1,300 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 24.4 | 1,645 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 28.0 |
| Korean | 60 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 80 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 22.0 |
| Japanese | 75 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 31.6 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 25.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 85 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 36.0 | 255 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 34.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 305 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 325 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 18.2 |
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