Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Kimberley, City

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 710 persons representing 8.9% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 690 persons representing 8.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,210 persons, representing 65.6% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 45 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 45 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 45 persons representing 0.6% 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 2,555 persons representing 32.2% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,335 persons representing 29.4% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,605 persons representing 20.2% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Kimberley (City), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Kimberley (City), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Kimberley (City), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
English 2,555 32.2 1 51.2
Scottish 2,335 29.4 2 46.8
Irish 1,605 20.2 3 44.4
German 1,405 17.7 4 36.4
Canadian 1,030 13.0 5 36.4

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Kimberley (City), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Kimberley (City), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Kimberley (City), 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 7,240 100.0 ... 43.7 7,945 100.0 ... 44.8
Total visible minority population 195 2.7 100.0 36.2 240 3.0 100.0 37.6
South Asian 20 0.3 10.0 56.0 45 0.6 19.1 29.0
Chinese 55 0.8 27.5 27.6 45 0.6 19.1 43.2
Black 0 0.0 0.0 ... 10 0.1 4.3 ...
Filipino 55 0.8 27.5 27.2 45 0.6 21.3 15.6
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Latin American 15 0.2 5.0 ... 40 0.5 17.0 39.6
Southeast Asian 10 0.1 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 ... 15 0.2 4.3 ...
Japanese 40 0.6 20.0 46.0 30 0.4 12.8 70.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
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