Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Chetwynd, District municipality

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 315 persons representing 13.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 300 persons representing 13.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,450 persons, representing 63.7% 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 530 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 460 persons representing 20.2% of the total population. The third origin was German, with about 400 persons representing 17.6% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Chetwynd (District municipality), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Chetwynd (District municipality), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Chetwynd (District municipality), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
English 530 23.3 1 36.4
Scottish 460 20.2 2 38.0
German 400 17.6 3 28.6
Irish 375 16.5 4 38.4
French, n.o.s. 285 12.5 5 36.8

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Chetwynd (District municipality), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Chetwynd (District municipality), 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 2,465 100.0 ... 35.5 2,275 100.0 ... 35.6
Total visible minority population 195 7.9 100.0 33.4 260 11.4 100.0 31.4
South Asian 10 0.4 5.1 ... 20 0.9 7.7 ...
Chinese 40 1.6 20.5 38.0 55 2.4 19.2 31.0
Black 10 0.4 7.7 ... 25 1.1 9.6 ...
Filipino 100 4.1 51.3 34.0 125 5.5 48.1 34.8
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 ... 15 0.7 7.7 ...
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 ... 25 1.1 7.7 ...
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 30 1.2 15.4 30.0 0 0.0 0.0 ...
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