Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Terrebonne, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 67,880 persons representing 57.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 10,370 persons representing 8.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 30,705 persons, representing 26.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 12,985 persons representing 11.0% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 2,995 persons representing 2.5% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 2,545 persons representing 2.2% 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 37,675 persons representing 31.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 22,290 persons representing 18.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 14,940 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Terrebonne (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Terrebonne (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 37,675 | 31.9 | 1 | 43.2 |
French, n.o.s. | 22,290 | 18.9 | 2 | 42.8 |
Québécois | 14,940 | 12.7 | 3 | 38.8 |
French Canadian | 9,180 | 7.8 | 4 | 46.8 |
Haitian | 8,680 | 7.4 | 5 | 25.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Terrebonne (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Terrebonne (Ville), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 110,860 | 100.0 | ... | 37.7 | 118,045 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
Total visible minority population | 13,100 | 11.8 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 20,670 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
South Asian | 80 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 32.4 | 265 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 38.4 |
Chinese | 385 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 30.0 | 380 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
Black | 7,965 | 7.2 | 60.8 | 28.4 | 12,985 | 11.0 | 62.8 | 25.6 |
Filipino | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 27.2 | 80 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 28.2 |
Arab | 1,875 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 28.9 | 2,995 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 31.6 |
Latin American | 1,865 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 31.9 | 2,545 | 2.2 | 12.3 | 36.8 |
Southeast Asian | 590 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 29.4 | 685 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 31.0 |
West Asian | 105 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 30.0 | 310 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 33.2 |
Korean | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 60 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 31.8 |
Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 28.4 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 29.8 |
Multiple visible minorities | 100 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 285 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 19.8 |
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