Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lachute, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,575 persons representing 64.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 690 persons representing 5.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,630 persons, representing 27.2% 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 5,225 persons representing 39.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,050 persons representing 22.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,975 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Lachute (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lachute (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,225 | 39.1 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,050 | 22.8 | 2 | 55.2 |
| Québécois | 1,975 | 14.8 | 3 | 40.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,030 | 7.7 | 4 | 60.0 |
| Irish | 980 | 7.3 | 5 | 40.8 |
| English | 440 | 3.3 | 6 | 50.8 |
| Scottish | 430 | 3.2 | 7 | 44.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 385 | 2.9 | 8 | 32.4 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 310 | 2.3 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Italian | 270 | 2.0 | 10 | 31.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Lachute (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lachute (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 | 12,400 | 100.0 | ... | 48.4 | 13,360 | 100.0 | ... | 48.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 120 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 205 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 38.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 15.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 8.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 40.4 |
| Black | 75 | 0.6 | 64.0 | 41.2 | 90 | 0.7 | 45.0 | 23.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.2 | 20.0 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 15.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
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