Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Winkler, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 21,850 persons representing 67.8% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 1,355 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,700 persons, representing 14.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 815 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 475 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 350 persons representing 1.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Mennonite, with about 8,125 persons representing 25.2% of the total population. The second origin was German, with about 8,090 persons representing 25.1% of the total population. The third origin was Russian, with about 6,115 persons representing 19.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Winkler (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Winkler (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonite | 8,125 | 25.2 | 1 | 33.6 |
| German | 8,090 | 25.1 | 2 | 30.6 |
| Russian | 6,115 | 19.0 | 3 | 30.8 |
| Canadian | 4,570 | 14.2 | 4 | 27.0 |
| Mexican | 2,405 | 7.5 | 5 | 24.6 |
| English | 2,200 | 6.8 | 6 | 37.6 |
| Ukrainian | 1,845 | 5.7 | 7 | 28.8 |
| Scottish | 1,820 | 5.6 | 8 | 36.8 |
| Dutch | 1,720 | 5.3 | 9 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 1,465 | 4.5 | 10 | 38.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Winkler (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Winkler (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 | 29,930 | 100.0 | ... | 31.4 | 32,210 | 100.0 | ... | 32.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 975 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 2,275 | 7.1 | 100.0 | 30.0 |
| South Asian | 225 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 28.8 | 475 | 1.5 | 20.9 | 30.0 |
| Chinese | 60 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 16.6 | 50 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 16.0 |
| Black | 145 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 280 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 21.4 |
| Filipino | 170 | 0.6 | 17.9 | 31.4 | 815 | 2.5 | 36.0 | 33.2 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... | 125 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 11.4 |
| Latin American | 100 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 28.8 | 350 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 26.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 33.2 |
| West Asian | 65 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 31.6 | 50 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 40.4 |
| Korean | 85 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 31.4 | 75 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 38.8 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
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