Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 27,100 persons representing 65.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,260 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 10,935 persons, representing 26.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 450 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 310 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 180 persons representing 0.4% 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 17,010 persons representing 41.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 9,010 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,455 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 17,010 | 41.3 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 9,010 | 21.9 | 2 | 50.8 |
| Québécois | 6,455 | 15.7 | 3 | 38.4 |
| French Canadian | 3,510 | 8.5 | 4 | 54.0 |
| Irish | 1,810 | 4.4 | 5 | 34.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 970 | 2.4 | 6 | 40.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 965 | 2.3 | 7 | 33.2 |
| Scottish | 915 | 2.2 | 8 | 42.0 |
| Italian | 750 | 1.8 | 9 | 33.2 |
| English | 715 | 1.7 | 10 | 42.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (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 | 38,910 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 | 41,200 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 675 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 1,280 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 30.4 |
| Chinese | 75 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 19.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 57.6 |
| Black | 180 | 0.5 | 27.6 | 25.8 | 450 | 1.1 | 35.2 | 25.0 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... | 105 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 20.2 |
| Arab | 195 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 36.4 | 180 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 32.8 |
| Latin American | 85 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 38.0 | 310 | 0.8 | 24.2 | 36.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 55 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 34.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 39.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 41.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... |
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