Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Matane, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,600 persons representing 75.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 905 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,410 persons, representing 18.9% 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 7,115 persons representing 39.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,480 persons representing 24.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,405 persons representing 13.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Matane (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Matane (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,115 | 39.5 | 1 | 52.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,480 | 24.9 | 2 | 51.2 |
| Québécois | 2,405 | 13.3 | 3 | 47.6 |
| French Canadian | 2,325 | 12.9 | 4 | 59.6 |
| Scottish | 440 | 2.4 | 5 | 56.4 |
| Irish | 430 | 2.4 | 6 | 46.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 360 | 2.0 | 7 | 57.2 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 305 | 1.7 | 8 | 41.6 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 265 | 1.5 | 9 | 45.2 |
| Gaspesian | 265 | 1.5 | 9 | 41.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Matane (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Matane (CA), 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 | 18,250 | 100.0 | ... | 51.2 | 18,020 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 220 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 230 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 9.1 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Black | 125 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 23.6 | 105 | 0.6 | 45.7 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 10.9 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 9.1 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 13.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 10.9 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 6.5 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.1 | 9.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 6.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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