Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Centre Wellington, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,550 persons representing 18.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,140 persons representing 16.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 12,250 persons, representing 40.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 620 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 305 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 210 persons representing 0.7% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 9,700 persons representing 31.7% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 8,475 persons representing 27.7% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 7,450 persons representing 24.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Centre Wellington (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Centre Wellington (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 9,700 | 31.7 | 1 | 44.8 |
| Scottish | 8,475 | 27.7 | 2 | 42.0 |
| Irish | 7,450 | 24.3 | 3 | 42.4 |
| Canadian | 5,185 | 16.9 | 4 | 33.2 |
| German | 4,755 | 15.5 | 5 | 38.8 |
| Dutch | 2,840 | 9.3 | 6 | 34.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,035 | 6.6 | 7 | 38.8 |
| British Isles, n.o.s. | 1,795 | 5.9 | 8 | 52.8 |
| Italian | 1,550 | 5.1 | 9 | 28.2 |
| Polish | 825 | 2.7 | 10 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Centre Wellington (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Centre Wellington (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 | 27,635 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 | 30,645 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 765 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 1,585 | 5.2 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 200 | 0.7 | 26.0 | 22.6 | 620 | 2.0 | 39.1 | 31.8 |
| Chinese | 125 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 33.6 | 115 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 31.2 |
| Black | 110 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 24.2 | 305 | 1.0 | 19.2 | 29.2 |
| Filipino | 65 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 38.0 | 210 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 45 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 43.2 | 90 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 41.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 75 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 33.6 | 30 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 38.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| Japanese | 45 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 70.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 22.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 51.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 45 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 22.0 | 105 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 30.2 |
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