Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cornwall, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 29,590 persons representing 49.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,960 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 15,530 persons, representing 26.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 2,435 persons representing 4.1% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 850 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 305 persons representing 0.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 15,150 persons representing 25.4% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 14,280 persons representing 23.9% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 10,665 persons representing 17.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Cornwall (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cornwall (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 15,150 | 25.4 | 1 | 49.2 |
| Canadian | 14,280 | 23.9 | 2 | 43.2 |
| Scottish | 10,665 | 17.8 | 3 | 45.6 |
| Irish | 10,205 | 17.1 | 4 | 45.2 |
| English | 9,325 | 15.6 | 5 | 48.0 |
| German | 3,990 | 6.7 | 6 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 3,435 | 5.7 | 7 | 54.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 3,175 | 5.3 | 8 | 30.4 |
| Dutch | 2,055 | 3.4 | 9 | 35.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,610 | 2.7 | 10 | 32.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Cornwall (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cornwall (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 | 58,130 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 | 59,750 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,915 | 5.0 | 100.0 | 28.2 | 4,950 | 8.3 | 100.0 | 27.8 |
| South Asian | 1,535 | 2.6 | 52.5 | 27.4 | 2,435 | 4.1 | 49.2 | 26.8 |
| Chinese | 195 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 38.8 | 205 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 37.6 |
| Black | 450 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 27.0 | 850 | 1.4 | 17.1 | 24.8 |
| Filipino | 160 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 23.8 | 305 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 33.6 |
| Arab | 110 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 240 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 27.4 |
| Latin American | 70 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 29.4 | 265 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 34.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 80 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 34.4 | 210 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 26.8 |
| West Asian | 155 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 25.8 | 160 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 21.8 |
| Korean | 20 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 75 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| Japanese | 25 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 24.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 38.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 40.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 85 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 21.0 | 105 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 32.4 |
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