Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Portage la Prairie, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 2,465 persons representing 19.2% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 1,780 persons representing 13.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,430 persons, representing 42.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 575 persons representing 4.5% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 390 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 185 persons representing 1.4% 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 3,200 persons representing 24.9% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,995 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,075 persons representing 16.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Portage la Prairie (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Portage la Prairie (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 3,200 | 24.9 | 1 | 48.8 |
| Scottish | 2,995 | 23.3 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Irish | 2,075 | 16.2 | 3 | 42.8 |
| Métis | 1,755 | 13.7 | 4 | 32.0 |
| German | 1,755 | 13.7 | 4 | 36.0 |
| Ukrainian | 1,240 | 9.7 | 6 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,185 | 9.2 | 7 | 43.2 |
| Canadian | 1,145 | 8.9 | 8 | 35.2 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 760 | 5.9 | 9 | 24.0 |
| Ojibway | 615 | 4.8 | 10 | 16.8 |
| Polish | 615 | 4.8 | 10 | 48.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Portage la Prairie (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Portage la Prairie (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 | 12,765 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 | 12,830 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 645 | 5.1 | 100.0 | 31.8 | 1,335 | 10.4 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 205 | 1.6 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 575 | 4.5 | 43.1 | 26.2 |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... | 20 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... |
| Black | 70 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 32.0 | 185 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 21.2 |
| Filipino | 240 | 1.9 | 37.2 | 34.0 | 390 | 3.0 | 29.6 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.2 | 4.7 | ... | 70 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | 35 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 40 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 30.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... |
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