Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Okotoks, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 6,690 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,295 persons representing 17.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 13,260 persons, representing 44.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 835 persons representing 2.8% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 335 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 255 persons representing 0.8% 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 8,260 persons representing 27.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 6,880 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 5,805 persons representing 19.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Okotoks (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Okotoks (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 8,260 | 27.5 | 1 | 39.6 |
| Scottish | 6,880 | 22.9 | 2 | 37.6 |
| German | 5,805 | 19.3 | 3 | 35.2 |
| Irish | 5,695 | 19.0 | 4 | 37.2 |
| Canadian | 4,620 | 15.4 | 5 | 25.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,970 | 9.9 | 6 | 36.4 |
| Ukrainian | 2,495 | 8.3 | 7 | 30.8 |
| Dutch | 1,885 | 6.3 | 8 | 31.2 |
| British Isles, n.o.s. | 1,655 | 5.5 | 9 | 42.0 |
| Norwegian | 1,440 | 4.8 | 10 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Okotoks (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Okotoks (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 | 28,580 | 100.0 | ... | 35.6 | 30,020 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,070 | 7.2 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 2,290 | 7.6 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 340 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 34.8 | 335 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 36.4 |
| Chinese | 190 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 36.4 | 175 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 36.4 |
| Black | 240 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 27.4 | 255 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 21.8 |
| Filipino | 785 | 2.7 | 37.9 | 30.6 | 835 | 2.8 | 36.2 | 34.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| Latin American | 150 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 33.6 | 250 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 31.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 55 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 39.6 | 155 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... |
| Korean | 110 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 16.8 | 70 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 32.8 |
| Japanese | 70 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 19.6 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 85 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 17.4 | 135 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 15.4 |
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