Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thompson, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,215 persons representing 17.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,200 persons representing 9.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,010 persons, representing 46.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 1,195 persons representing 9.3% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 310 persons representing 2.4% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 140 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 Cree, n.o.s., with about 1,865 persons representing 14.5% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 1,665 persons representing 12.9% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 1,625 persons representing 12.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Thompson (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Thompson (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 1,865 | 14.5 | 1 | 21.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,665 | 12.9 | 2 | 21.0 |
| English | 1,625 | 12.6 | 3 | 37.2 |
| Scottish | 1,525 | 11.8 | 4 | 34.0 |
| Irish | 1,280 | 9.9 | 5 | 35.2 |
| Canadian | 1,230 | 9.5 | 6 | 31.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,085 | 8.4 | 7 | 32.4 |
| German | 1,005 | 7.8 | 8 | 31.6 |
| Ukrainian | 965 | 7.5 | 9 | 30.8 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s. | 855 | 6.6 | 10 | 23.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Thompson (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Thompson (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 | 13,475 | 100.0 | ... | 30.8 | 12,880 | 100.0 | ... | 31.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,690 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 1,950 | 15.1 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 1,005 | 7.5 | 59.8 | 30.4 | 1,195 | 9.3 | 61.3 | 30.0 |
| Chinese | 105 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 31.0 | 75 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 30.4 |
| Black | 280 | 2.1 | 16.9 | 27.4 | 310 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 32.4 |
| Filipino | 125 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 35.6 | 140 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 35.6 |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 35.2 |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | 70 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 39.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | 60 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 21.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 35 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 31.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... |
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