Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Surrey, City
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Sikh, with about 154,410 persons representing 27.4% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 66,285 persons representing 11.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 161,860 persons, representing 28.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 212,675 persons representing 37.8% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 48,350 persons representing 8.6% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 39,290 persons representing 7.0% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Indian (India), with about 117,770 persons representing 20.9% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 57,250 persons representing 10.2% of the total population. The third origin was Punjabi, with about 49,065 persons representing 8.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Surrey (City), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Surrey (City), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian (India) | 117,770 | 20.9 | 1 | 33.6 |
| English | 57,250 | 10.2 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Punjabi | 49,065 | 8.7 | 3 | 33.2 |
| Chinese | 47,265 | 8.4 | 4 | 39.6 |
| Scottish | 42,740 | 7.6 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Surrey (City), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Surrey (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 | 511,540 | 100.0 | ... | 38.6 | 562,565 | 100.0 | ... | 38.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 299,250 | 58.5 | 100.0 | 35.4 | 377,235 | 67.1 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 168,035 | 32.8 | 56.2 | 35.7 | 212,675 | 37.8 | 56.4 | 33.2 |
| Chinese | 39,885 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 37.6 | 48,350 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 40.4 |
| Black | 9,455 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 29.7 | 12,870 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 28.8 |
| Filipino | 31,865 | 6.2 | 10.6 | 34.9 | 39,290 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 37.2 |
| Arab | 5,770 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 30.8 | 7,420 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 27.8 |
| Latin American | 7,065 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 35.0 | 8,835 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 13,005 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 15,350 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 36.0 |
| West Asian | 3,715 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 33.2 | 5,195 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| Korean | 9,285 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 36.9 | 10,140 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 39.2 |
| Japanese | 2,855 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 38.4 | 2,870 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 40.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 1,990 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 35.5 | 4,765 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 38.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 6,325 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 27.4 | 9,475 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 23.4 |
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