Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shawinigan, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 33,240 persons representing 69.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,035 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 11,585 persons, representing 24.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 395 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 250 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 130 persons representing 0.3% 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 21,685 persons representing 45.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 9,515 persons representing 20.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 7,210 persons representing 15.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Shawinigan (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Shawinigan (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 21,685 | 45.5 | 1 | 52.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 9,515 | 20.0 | 2 | 58.0 |
| Québécois | 7,210 | 15.1 | 3 | 49.6 |
| French Canadian | 4,535 | 9.5 | 4 | 60.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1,315 | 2.8 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Irish | 1,280 | 2.7 | 6 | 44.4 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 830 | 1.7 | 7 | 38.4 |
| European, n.o.s. | 535 | 1.1 | 8 | 45.6 |
| English | 490 | 1.0 | 9 | 39.2 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 470 | 1.0 | 10 | 42.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Shawinigan (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Shawinigan (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 | 47,425 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 | 47,640 | 100.0 | ... | 52.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 615 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 1,045 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | 45 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 7.3 |
| Chinese | 135 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 25.6 |
| Black | 240 | 0.5 | 39.0 | 23.2 | 395 | 0.8 | 37.1 | 24.4 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 60 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 33.6 | 130 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 36.8 |
| Latin American | 90 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 39.6 | 250 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 36.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... | 60 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 22.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 30.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
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