Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rivière-du-Loup, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 21,265 persons representing 74.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,875 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,175 persons, representing 18.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 250 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 115 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 115 persons representing 0.4% 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 12,680 persons representing 44.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,445 persons representing 22.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,235 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Rivière-du-Loup (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rivière-du-Loup (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 12,680 | 44.2 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,445 | 22.5 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 4,235 | 14.8 | 3 | 44.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,225 | 11.2 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Irish | 620 | 2.2 | 5 | 46.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 555 | 1.9 | 6 | 41.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 470 | 1.6 | 7 | 42.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 365 | 1.3 | 8 | 37.6 |
| Acadian | 330 | 1.2 | 9 | 45.6 |
| European, n.o.s. | 225 | 0.8 | 10 | 40.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rivière-du-Loup (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rivière-du-Loup (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 | 27,720 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 | 28,680 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 330 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 655 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 9.1 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 39.2 | 55 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 27.0 |
| Black | 95 | 0.3 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 250 | 0.9 | 37.9 | 29.2 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... |
| Arab | 60 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 29.6 | 115 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 32.4 |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | 115 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 30.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | 55 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 24.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... |
| 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 | 20 | 0.1 | 6.1 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... |
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