Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Rouyn-Noranda, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 25,425 persons representing 61.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,095 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 13,165 persons, representing 31.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 350 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 275 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 160 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 16,045 persons representing 38.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,860 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,040 persons representing 14.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Rouyn-Noranda (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Rouyn-Noranda (CA), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 16,045 | 38.9 | 1 | 41.6 |
French, n.o.s. | 10,860 | 26.3 | 2 | 41.2 |
Québécois | 6,040 | 14.6 | 3 | 38.8 |
French Canadian | 3,765 | 9.1 | 4 | 47.6 |
Irish | 1,860 | 4.5 | 5 | 37.2 |
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,050 | 2.5 | 6 | 31.0 |
Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 950 | 2.3 | 7 | 32.8 |
European, n.o.s. | 650 | 1.6 | 8 | 29.0 |
Scottish | 645 | 1.6 | 9 | 36.4 |
English | 495 | 1.2 | 10 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Rouyn-Noranda (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Rouyn-Noranda (CA), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 41,170 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 | 41,285 | 100.0 | ... | 40.8 |
Total visible minority population | 805 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 1,025 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
Chinese | 60 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 23.4 | 60 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 24.2 |
Black | 370 | 0.9 | 46.0 | 21.8 | 350 | 0.8 | 34.0 | 25.4 |
Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 70 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 34.8 |
Arab | 260 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 28.4 | 275 | 0.7 | 26.7 | 34.4 |
Latin American | 55 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 29.6 | 160 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 35.2 |
Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 21.6 |
West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
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 | 1.0 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
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