Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cranbrook, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 4,065 persons representing 15.5% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 3,110 persons representing 11.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 15,020 persons, representing 57.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 365 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 280 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 265 persons representing 1.0% 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 8,550 persons representing 32.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 6,015 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 4,940 persons representing 18.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Cranbrook (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cranbrook (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 8,550 | 32.5 | 1 | 47.6 |
| Scottish | 6,015 | 22.9 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Irish | 4,940 | 18.8 | 3 | 43.2 |
| German | 4,835 | 18.4 | 4 | 42.4 |
| Canadian | 3,790 | 14.4 | 5 | 34.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,715 | 10.3 | 6 | 42.4 |
| Italian | 1,665 | 6.3 | 7 | 38.0 |
| Ukrainian | 1,590 | 6.0 | 8 | 44.8 |
| Norwegian | 1,425 | 5.4 | 9 | 46.8 |
| Métis | 1,180 | 4.5 | 10 | 30.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Cranbrook (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cranbrook (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 | 25,545 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 | 26,300 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,100 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 1,460 | 5.6 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 165 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 28.6 | 365 | 1.4 | 25.1 | 27.0 |
| Chinese | 195 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 24.6 | 280 | 1.1 | 19.2 | 42.4 |
| Black | 155 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 23.4 | 225 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| Filipino | 135 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 34.0 | 265 | 1.0 | 18.2 | 34.4 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 40.4 | 65 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 55 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 28.4 | 115 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 85 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 45.6 | 35 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
| Japanese | 115 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 60 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 45.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 80 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 19.2 | 25 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... |
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