Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Drummondville, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 64,035 persons representing 65.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,480 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 25,500 persons, representing 25.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,645 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,200 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,010 persons representing 1.0% 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 43,065 persons representing 43.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 19,890 persons representing 20.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 14,835 persons representing 15.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Drummondville (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Drummondville (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 43,065 | 43.7 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 19,890 | 20.2 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 14,835 | 15.1 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 9,380 | 9.5 | 4 | 50.4 |
| Irish | 3,200 | 3.2 | 5 | 37.2 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 2,090 | 2.1 | 6 | 38.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,745 | 1.8 | 7 | 33.6 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 1,430 | 1.5 | 8 | 30.2 |
| German | 1,085 | 1.1 | 9 | 31.4 |
| English | 1,035 | 1.1 | 10 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Drummondville (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Drummondville (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 | 93,880 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 98,565 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,350 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 4,470 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | 65 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 31.2 |
| Chinese | 235 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 185 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 40.4 |
| Black | 675 | 0.7 | 28.9 | 21.8 | 1,645 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 21.2 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | 75 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 415 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 29.4 | 1,010 | 1.0 | 22.5 | 30.4 |
| Latin American | 700 | 0.7 | 30.0 | 32.4 | 1,200 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 31.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 170 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 32.4 | 195 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 40.8 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... |
| Korean | 35 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 17.6 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 36.8 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 46.4 |
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