Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Gillam, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 170 persons representing 16.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 100 persons representing 10.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 585 persons, representing 58.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Scottish, with about 235 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 220 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 215 persons representing 21.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Gillam (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Gillam (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish | 235 | 23.3 | 1 | 31.0 |
| English | 220 | 21.8 | 2 | 28.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 215 | 21.3 | 3 | 26.4 |
| Irish | 150 | 14.9 | 4 | 25.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 120 | 11.9 | 5 | 29.2 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Gillam (Town), 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 | 1,240 | 100.0 | ... | 31.3 | 1,005 | 100.0 | ... | 30.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 90 | 7.3 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 70 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 35.2 |
| South Asian | 35 | 2.8 | 42.1 | 33.0 | 20 | 2.0 | 33.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.8 | 10.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 1.2 | 15.8 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0.0 | ... |
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