Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,670 persons representing 79.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 955 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,970 persons, representing 13.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 100 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% 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 6,315 persons representing 42.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,100 persons representing 21.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,150 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Dolbeau-Mistassini (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 6,315 | 42.9 | 1 | 47.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,100 | 21.1 | 2 | 56.8 |
| Québécois | 2,150 | 14.6 | 3 | 46.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,395 | 9.5 | 4 | 57.6 |
| Métis | 470 | 3.2 | 5 | 41.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 440 | 3.0 | 6 | 31.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 305 | 2.1 | 7 | 45.6 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s. | 270 | 1.8 | 8 | 53.2 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 220 | 1.5 | 9 | 35.2 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 155 | 1.1 | 10 | 36.0 |
| Irish | 155 | 1.1 | 10 | 53.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Dolbeau-Mistassini (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Dolbeau-Mistassini (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 | 14,935 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 | 14,725 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 130 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 195 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 21.8 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 14.8 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Black | 65 | 0.4 | 51.9 | 30.0 | 100 | 0.7 | 48.7 | 20.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 12.8 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 15.4 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 5.1 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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