Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Victoriaville, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 35,355 persons representing 69.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,320 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 10,995 persons, representing 21.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 610 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 500 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 355 persons representing 0.7% 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 21,310 persons representing 42.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,775 persons representing 21.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,625 persons representing 17.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Victoriaville (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Victoriaville (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 21,310 | 42.2 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 10,775 | 21.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 8,625 | 17.1 | 3 | 42.8 |
| French Canadian | 5,165 | 10.2 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 1,440 | 2.8 | 5 | 32.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 930 | 1.8 | 6 | 40.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 840 | 1.7 | 7 | 30.6 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 685 | 1.4 | 8 | 38.0 |
| Colombian | 420 | 0.8 | 9 | 31.8 |
| German | 385 | 0.8 | 10 | 25.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Victoriaville (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Victoriaville (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 | 49,160 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 | 50,555 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,145 | 2.3 | 100.0 | 26.4 | 1,790 | 3.5 | 100.0 | 28.0 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 140 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 115 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 22.6 |
| Black | 310 | 0.6 | 27.5 | 19.4 | 500 | 1.0 | 27.7 | 21.8 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
| Arab | 75 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 34.0 | 355 | 0.7 | 19.8 | 27.2 |
| Latin American | 460 | 0.9 | 40.2 | 32.4 | 610 | 1.2 | 34.1 | 33.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 50 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 44.4 | 95 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 26.2 |
| West Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | 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 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 36.8 | 60 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 24.6 |
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