Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sooke, District municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,515 persons representing 10.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,365 persons representing 9.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 9,830 persons, representing 65.6% 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 5,330 persons representing 35.6% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 4,065 persons representing 27.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,330 persons representing 22.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sooke (District municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sooke (District municipality), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | 5,330 | 35.6 | 1 | 44.0 |
Scottish | 4,065 | 27.1 | 2 | 41.2 |
Irish | 3,330 | 22.2 | 3 | 42.0 |
Canadian | 2,060 | 13.8 | 4 | 35.2 |
German | 2,015 | 13.5 | 5 | 41.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sooke (District municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sooke (District 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 | 12,900 | 100.0 | ... | 41.1 | 14,975 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
Total visible minority population | 465 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 35.2 | 775 | 5.2 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
South Asian | 65 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 38.5 | 85 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 44.0 |
Chinese | 140 | 1.1 | 30.1 | 32.8 | 150 | 1.0 | 18.6 | 33.6 |
Black | 35 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 32.0 | 90 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 34.0 |
Filipino | 75 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 29.2 | 165 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 31.2 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
Latin American | 20 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 44.0 | 90 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 28.8 |
Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 33.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ... |
West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Japanese | 50 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 29.2 | 65 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 17.8 |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 46.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 52.0 | 60 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 14.7 |
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