Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
L'Érable, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,905 persons representing 73.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,615 persons representing 7.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,395 persons, representing 19.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 420 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 55 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 45 persons representing 0.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 10,530 persons representing 45.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,935 persons representing 17.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,555 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, L'Érable (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, L'Érable (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 10,530 | 45.5 | 1 | 44.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,935 | 17.0 | 2 | 50.4 |
| Québécois | 3,555 | 15.4 | 3 | 43.6 |
| French Canadian | 2,865 | 12.4 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 675 | 2.9 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, L'Érable (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, L'Érable (Municipalité régionale de comté), 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 | 22,740 | 100.0 | ... | 42.7 | 23,135 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 155 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 30.2 | 585 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 22.6 | 33.0 | 55 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 17.8 |
| Black | 30 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 45 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 38.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 45 | 0.2 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 37.0 | 420 | 1.8 | 71.8 | 32.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 38.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 1.7 | ... |
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