Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 35,945 persons representing 65.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,490 persons representing 4.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 14,855 persons, representing 27.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 200 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 195 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 70 persons representing 0.1% 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 19,495 persons representing 35.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 13,005 persons representing 23.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,740 persons representing 16.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Matawinie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Matawinie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 19,495 | 35.7 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 13,005 | 23.8 | 2 | 57.6 |
| Québécois | 8,740 | 16.0 | 3 | 49.6 |
| French Canadian | 4,715 | 8.6 | 4 | 59.2 |
| Irish | 3,140 | 5.7 | 5 | 50.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Matawinie (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Matawinie (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 | 49,260 | 100.0 | ... | 46.7 | 54,650 | 100.0 | ... | 54.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 485 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 715 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 34.0 |
| South Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 23.6 | 30 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 20.0 | 70 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 28.2 |
| Black | 180 | 0.4 | 36.1 | 23.8 | 195 | 0.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 44.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 46.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 43.2 |
| Latin American | 110 | 0.2 | 23.7 | 42.4 | 200 | 0.4 | 28.2 | 34.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 29.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 7.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 5.6 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 17.5 | 35 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 52.8 |
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