Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Trail, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,175 persons representing 15.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,675 persons representing 12.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,580 persons, representing 54.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 270 persons representing 1.9% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 85 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 65 persons representing 0.5% 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 4,315 persons representing 31.1% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 3,620 persons representing 26.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,545 persons representing 18.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Trail (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Trail (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4,315 | 31.1 | 1 | 48.8 |
| Scottish | 3,620 | 26.1 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Irish | 2,545 | 18.4 | 3 | 44.4 |
| German | 2,185 | 15.8 | 4 | 42.8 |
| Italian | 1,990 | 14.4 | 5 | 42.0 |
| Canadian | 1,805 | 13.0 | 6 | 34.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,510 | 10.9 | 7 | 34.8 |
| Ukrainian | 745 | 5.4 | 8 | 43.2 |
| Dutch | 690 | 5.0 | 9 | 37.6 |
| Norwegian | 625 | 4.5 | 10 | 48.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Trail (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Trail (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 | 13,820 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 | 13,860 | 100.0 | ... | 47.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 455 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 33.2 | 635 | 4.6 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 45 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 27.6 | 270 | 1.9 | 42.5 | 27.0 |
| Chinese | 120 | 0.9 | 26.7 | 34.8 | 85 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 47.6 |
| Black | 65 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 37.6 | 50 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 36.0 |
| Filipino | 60 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 34.0 | 65 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 32.8 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 36.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 53.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 65.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 40 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.2 | 6.7 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 3.9 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 30.6 |
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