Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thetford Mines, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 19,180 persons representing 72.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,800 persons representing 6.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,010 persons, representing 19.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 225 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 205 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 110 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 Canadian, with about 11,675 persons representing 44.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,495 persons representing 20.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,820 persons representing 14.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Thetford Mines (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Thetford Mines (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 11,675 | 44.2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,495 | 20.8 | 2 | 52.4 |
| Québécois | 3,820 | 14.5 | 3 | 51.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,965 | 11.2 | 4 | 58.8 |
| Irish | 790 | 3.0 | 5 | 36.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 685 | 2.6 | 6 | 40.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 370 | 1.4 | 7 | 33.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 320 | 1.2 | 8 | 30.4 |
| German | 305 | 1.2 | 9 | 41.2 |
| European, n.o.s. | 260 | 1.0 | 10 | 35.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Thetford Mines (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Thetford Mines (CA), 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 | 26,175 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 | 26,430 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 275 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 29.8 | 710 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | 45 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 31.4 |
| Black | 105 | 0.4 | 37.5 | 27.2 | 225 | 0.9 | 31.5 | 26.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Arab | 45 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 42.4 | 110 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 75 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 32.0 | 205 | 0.8 | 28.7 | 30.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 23.8 | 60 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 43.2 |
| 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 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... |
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