Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cowichan Valley C, Regional district electoral area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 485 persons representing 9.6% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 470 persons representing 9.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,990 persons, representing 59.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Japanese, with about 45 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 40 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 25 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 1,970 persons representing 39.0% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,435 persons representing 28.4% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 1,150 persons representing 22.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Cowichan Valley C (Regional district electoral area), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cowichan Valley C (Regional district electoral area), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,970 | 39.0 | 1 | 58.4 |
| Scottish | 1,435 | 28.4 | 2 | 57.2 |
| Irish | 1,150 | 22.8 | 3 | 53.2 |
| German | 675 | 13.4 | 4 | 60.0 |
| Canadian | 565 | 11.2 | 5 | 55.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Cowichan Valley C (Regional district electoral area), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cowichan Valley C (Regional district electoral area), 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 | 5,015 | 100.0 | ... | 51.4 | 5,045 | 100.0 | ... | 58.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 235 | 4.7 | 100.0 | 35.6 | 195 | 3.9 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 60 | 1.2 | 26.1 | 43.0 | 40 | 0.8 | 17.9 | ... |
| Chinese | 75 | 1.5 | 32.6 | 39.5 | 15 | 0.3 | 7.7 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.4 | 7.7 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 37.0 | 25 | 0.5 | 12.8 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ... | 10 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 45 | 0.9 | 23.1 | 44.0 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.4 | 10.3 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 17.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... |
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