Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Georges, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,270 persons representing 74.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,430 persons representing 7.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,570 persons, representing 16.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 295 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 285 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 160 persons representing 0.5% 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 16,105 persons representing 47.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 7,315 persons representing 21.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,230 persons representing 12.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Saint-Georges (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Georges (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 16,105 | 47.4 | 1 | 43.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 7,315 | 21.5 | 2 | 48.8 |
| Québécois | 4,230 | 12.4 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 3,855 | 11.3 | 4 | 49.2 |
| Irish | 760 | 2.2 | 5 | 40.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 555 | 1.6 | 6 | 39.6 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 495 | 1.5 | 7 | 41.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 315 | 0.9 | 8 | 40.8 |
| Abenaki | 235 | 0.7 | 9 | 41.6 |
| Acadian | 200 | 0.6 | 10 | 60.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Georges (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Georges (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 | 33,180 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 | 33,990 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 350 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 25.2 | 875 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 28.8 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 20.2 | 35 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 18.2 |
| Black | 125 | 0.4 | 34.3 | 22.2 | 295 | 0.9 | 33.1 | 21.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... |
| Arab | 40 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 31.4 | 160 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 29.6 |
| Latin American | 65 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 32.0 | 285 | 0.8 | 32.6 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 35 | 0.1 | 4.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.1 | 8.6 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... |
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