Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Baie-Comeau, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 18,250 persons representing 71.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,740 persons representing 6.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,505 persons, representing 21.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 215 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.1% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 35 persons representing 0.1% 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 9,755 persons representing 37.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,990 persons representing 19.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,590 persons representing 17.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Baie-Comeau (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Baie-Comeau (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,755 | 37.9 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,990 | 19.4 | 2 | 56.0 |
| Québécois | 4,590 | 17.8 | 3 | 39.6 |
| French Canadian | 3,035 | 11.8 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 900 | 3.5 | 5 | 46.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 775 | 3.0 | 6 | 35.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 735 | 2.9 | 7 | 36.0 |
| Acadian | 535 | 2.1 | 8 | 53.6 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 420 | 1.6 | 9 | 39.2 |
| Scottish | 385 | 1.5 | 10 | 59.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Baie-Comeau (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Baie-Comeau (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 | 26,995 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 | 25,720 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 300 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 18.0 | 390 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 25.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 5.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 35 | 0.1 | 9.0 | ... |
| Black | 175 | 0.6 | 55.7 | 16.6 | 215 | 0.8 | 55.1 | 22.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 5.1 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.1 | 8.2 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... |
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