Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Campbell River, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 4,685 persons representing 11.7% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 3,315 persons representing 8.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 25,725 persons, representing 64.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 540 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 430 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 270 persons representing 0.7% 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 13,275 persons representing 33.2% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 9,930 persons representing 24.9% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 7,870 persons representing 19.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Campbell River (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Campbell River (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 13,275 | 33.2 | 1 | 50.8 |
| Scottish | 9,930 | 24.9 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Irish | 7,870 | 19.7 | 3 | 44.4 |
| Canadian | 5,105 | 12.8 | 4 | 38.4 |
| German | 5,085 | 12.7 | 5 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,550 | 8.9 | 6 | 46.4 |
| Ukrainian | 2,180 | 5.5 | 7 | 43.6 |
| Norwegian | 2,175 | 5.4 | 8 | 41.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 2,160 | 5.4 | 9 | 31.6 |
| British Isles, n.o.s. | 1,945 | 4.9 | 10 | 56.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Campbell River (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Campbell River (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 | 37,110 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 | 39,935 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,695 | 4.6 | 100.0 | 37.6 | 2,170 | 5.4 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 250 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 46.0 | 540 | 1.4 | 24.8 | 30.0 |
| Chinese | 230 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 19.6 | 245 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 38.0 |
| Black | 135 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 26.2 | 215 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 445 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 36.0 | 430 | 1.1 | 19.8 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 47.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 140 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 52.4 | 125 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 42.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 205 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 48.0 | 270 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 32.8 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 70 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 37.6 | 130 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 38.8 |
| Japanese | 120 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 52.4 | 120 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 43.2 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 35 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 17.2 | 45 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 50.0 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 41.6 |
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