Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Joliette, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 31,470 persons representing 62.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,000 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 14,420 persons, representing 28.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 950 persons representing 1.9% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 470 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 445 persons representing 0.9% 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 18,670 persons representing 37.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 11,730 persons representing 23.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 9,330 persons representing 18.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Joliette (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Joliette (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 18,670 | 37.2 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 11,730 | 23.4 | 2 | 53.6 |
| Québécois | 9,330 | 18.6 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 4,785 | 9.5 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 2,050 | 4.1 | 5 | 41.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 880 | 1.8 | 6 | 34.4 |
| Acadian | 785 | 1.6 | 7 | 54.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 735 | 1.5 | 8 | 38.8 |
| Italian | 680 | 1.4 | 9 | 37.2 |
| Scottish | 675 | 1.3 | 10 | 35.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Joliette (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Joliette (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 | 47,000 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 | 50,165 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,295 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 26.2 | 2,245 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 115 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 29.6 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 75 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 24.0 | 90 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 24.6 |
| Black | 460 | 1.0 | 35.9 | 18.6 | 950 | 1.9 | 42.3 | 26.2 |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 33.6 | 55 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Arab | 155 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 36.8 | 445 | 0.9 | 19.8 | 28.0 |
| Latin American | 310 | 0.7 | 23.9 | 32.4 | 470 | 0.9 | 21.2 | 31.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 30.2 | 140 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 39.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| 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. | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 55 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 17.2 | 55 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 29.2 |
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