Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Division No. 22, Census division
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,505 persons representing 25.0% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 6,115 persons representing 14.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 15,650 persons, representing 37.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 1,225 persons representing 2.9% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 325 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 160 persons representing 0.4% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Cree, n.o.s., with about 15,520 persons representing 37.0% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 10,860 persons representing 25.9% of the total population. The third origin was Oji-Cree, with about 3,610 persons representing 8.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Division No. 22 (Census division), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Division No. 22 (Census division), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cree, n.o.s. | 15,520 | 37.0 | 1 | 21.8 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 10,860 | 25.9 | 2 | 21.2 |
| Oji-Cree | 3,610 | 8.6 | 3 | 20.6 |
| Scottish | 2,205 | 5.3 | 4 | 36.8 |
| English | 1,970 | 4.7 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Division No. 22 (Census division), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Division No. 22 (Census division), 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 | 41,825 | 100.0 | ... | 28.4 | 41,970 | 100.0 | ... | 25.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,745 | 4.2 | 100.0 | 29.8 | 2,025 | 4.8 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 1,020 | 2.4 | 58.3 | 29.0 | 1,225 | 2.9 | 60.2 | 30.0 |
| Chinese | 110 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 32.8 | 75 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 30.4 |
| Black | 300 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 28.0 | 325 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 32.8 |
| Filipino | 135 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 160 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 25 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 27.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 30.0 | 75 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 39.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 28.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 21.4 |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 40 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 28.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
| Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... |
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