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Religion
Data on these pages are provided by
Statistics
Canada in their Community Profile of the Municipality of Saanich and are taken from the 2001
census. Numbers exclude some groups for confidentiality, please visit their web site for further
details.
| Characteristics |
Saanich |
British Columbia |
| Religion |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total |
102,485 |
49,085 |
53,405 |
3,868,875 |
1,904,080 |
1,964,790 |
| Catholic |
15,680 |
7,220 |
8,450 |
675,320 |
324,190 |
351,130 |
| Protestant |
38,970 |
17,255 |
21,710 |
1,213,290 |
549,525 |
663,765 |
| Christian Orthodox |
640 |
290 |
350 |
35,655 |
18,190 |
17,465 |
| Christian, n.i.e. |
4,480 |
2,085 |
2,395 |
200,340 |
95,300 |
105,040 |
| Muslim |
425 |
235 |
195 |
56,220 |
28,765 |
27,450 |
| Jewish |
495 |
235 |
260 |
21,230 |
10,485 |
10,745 |
| Buddhist |
1,310 |
605 |
705 |
85,540 |
38,910 |
46,625 |
| Hindu |
550 |
300 |
245 |
31,495 |
15,465 |
16,035 |
| Sikh |
2,570 |
1,375 |
1,195 |
135,310 |
67,995 |
67,315 |
| Eastern religions |
320 |
150 |
170 |
9,975 |
4,660 |
5,310 |
| Other religions |
395 |
190 |
205 |
16,205 |
7,000 |
9,200 |
| No religious affiliation |
36,675 |
19,145 |
17,525 |
1,388,300 |
743,585 |
644,715 |
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