Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Macdonald, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,635 persons representing 20.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,435 persons representing 18.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,965 persons, representing 37.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 230 persons representing 2.9% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 145 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The third group was Multiple visible minorities, with about 85 persons representing 1.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 1,985 persons representing 25.1% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 1,750 persons representing 22.1% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 1,510 persons representing 19.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Macdonald (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Macdonald (Rural municipality), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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English | 1,985 | 25.1 | 1 | 39.2 |
Scottish | 1,750 | 22.1 | 2 | 39.2 |
German | 1,510 | 19.1 | 3 | 35.6 |
Ukrainian | 1,330 | 16.8 | 4 | 35.6 |
French, n.o.s. | 1,175 | 14.9 | 5 | 34.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Macdonald (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Macdonald (Rural municipality), 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 | 6,935 | 100.0 | ... | 37.6 | 7,905 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
Total visible minority population | 180 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 32.8 | 665 | 8.4 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
South Asian | 30 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 40.0 | 230 | 2.9 | 34.3 | 30.4 |
Chinese | 15 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 36.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 31.0 |
Black | 50 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 30.8 | 70 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 22.6 |
Filipino | 40 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 27.0 | 145 | 1.8 | 21.6 | 33.2 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Latin American | 10 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 34.0 | 45 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 29.2 |
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 | 15 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 26.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ... |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 85 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 21.2 |
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