Editing Barrie (section)

== Demographics ==
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|footnote    = Note: 2011 census population<br />corrected by Statistics Canada<ref name=2011censuscorrection>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/news-nouvelles/corr/cgen004-eng.cfm | title=Corrections and updates | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 13, 2013 | access-date=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
|1841|500
|1871|3398
|1881|4854
|1891|5550
|1901|5949
|1911|6420
|1921|6936
|1931|7776
|1941|9559
|1951|12514
|1961|21169
|1971|27676
|1981|38423
|1991|62728
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|79191
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|103710
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|128430
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|136063
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|141434
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|147829
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Barrie had a population of {{val|147829|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|55316|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|57276|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:147829-141434}}|141434|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|141434|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|99.01|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|147829|99.01|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Barrie CMA had a population of {{val|212856|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|78540|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|82649|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:212856-197059}}|197059|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|197059|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|897.26|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|212856|897.26|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

{{Canada census
 |location = Barrie
 |2021_population=147,829 | 2021_pop_delta=+4.5  | 2021_land_area=99.01 | 2021_pop_density=1493.1
 |2021_median_age=39.2 | 2021_median_age_m=37.6 | 2021_median_age_f=40.8
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=57,276 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=55,316 |2021_mean_hh_income=93,000 
 |2021_geocode=2021A00053543042 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2016_population=141,434
|2016_pop_delta=3.9
|2016_land_area=99.04
|2016_pop_density=1,428.0
|2016_pop_rank=34th
|2016_median_age=38.5
|2016_median_age_m=36.9
|2016_median_age_f=40.0
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=54,227
|2016_total_pvt_dwell_usual=52,476
|2016_mean_hh_income=113,575
|2016_access_date=May 5, 2018
|2011_population=136,063
|2011_pop_delta=5.9
|2011_land_area=77.39
|2011_pop_density=1,758.1
|2011_pop_rank=34th
|2011_median_age=37.2
|2011_median_age_m=36.0
|2011_median_age_f=38.3
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=50,075
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=52,329
|2011_mean_hh_income=80,928
|2011_access_date=September 18, 2013}}

=== Ethnicity ===
As of the 2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Census Profile-Barrie, City |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=barrie&DGUIDlist=2021A00053543042&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada| date=February 9, 2022 }}</ref> Barrie was approximately 77.9% white, 17.1% [[visible minorities]] and 5.0% [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]. The largest visible minority groups in the city were South Asian (4.4%), Black (3.9%), Latin American (2%), Chinese (1.6%) and Filipino (1.4%). 
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Barrie (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Barrie&DGUIDlist=2021A00053543042&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3543042&Geo2=CD&Code2=3543&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3543042&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3543042&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3543042&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 115,215
| {{Percentage | 115215 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 119,535
| {{Percentage | 119535 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 119,705
| {{Percentage | 119705 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 115,650
| {{Percentage | 115650 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 95,865
| {{Percentage | 95865 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 6,435
| {{Percentage | 6435 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 3,035
| {{Percentage | 3035 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 1,760
| {{Percentage | 1760 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 1,590
| {{Percentage | 1590 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 990
| {{Percentage | 990 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 5,670
| {{Percentage | 5670 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 3,695
| {{Percentage | 3695 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 2,525
| {{Percentage | 2525 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 1,880
| {{Percentage | 1880 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 1,185
| {{Percentage | 1185 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 5,320
| {{Percentage | 5320 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 5,255
| {{Percentage | 5255 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 3,440
| {{Percentage | 3440 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 2,660
| {{Percentage | 2660 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 1,520
| {{Percentage | 1520 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 3,255
| {{Percentage | 3255 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 2,450
| {{Percentage | 2450 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 1,790
| {{Percentage | 1790 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 1,600
| {{Percentage | 1600 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 1,195
| {{Percentage | 1195 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 3,035
| {{Percentage | 3035 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 1,885
| {{Percentage | 1885 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 1,455
| {{Percentage | 1455 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 1,275
| {{Percentage | 1275 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 555
| {{Percentage | 555 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 2,910
| {{Percentage | 2910 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 1,465
| {{Percentage | 1465 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 1,105
| {{Percentage | 1105 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 1,020
| {{Percentage | 1020 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 540
| {{Percentage | 540 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 1,875
| {{Percentage | 1875 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 720
| {{Percentage | 720 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 450
| {{Percentage | 450 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 555
| {{Percentage | 555 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 320
| {{Percentage | 320 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 1,660
| {{Percentage | 1660 | 145385 | 2 }}
| 1,020
| {{Percentage | 1020 | 139060 | 2 }}
| 1,015
| {{Percentage | 1015 | 133240 | 2 }}
| 585
| {{Percentage | 585 | 126830 | 2 }}
| 180
| {{Percentage | 180 | 102345 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 145,385
! {{Percentage | 145385 | 147829 | 2 }}
! 139,060
! {{Percentage | 139060 | 141434 | 2 }}
! 133,240
! {{Percentage | 133240 | 135711 | 2 }}
! 126,830
! {{Percentage | 126830 | 128430 | 2 }}
! 102,345
! {{Percentage | 102345 | 103710 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 147,829
! {{Percentage | 147829 | 147829 | 2 }}
! 141,434
! {{Percentage | 141434 | 141434 | 2 }}
! 135,711
! {{Percentage | 135711 | 135711 | 2 }}
! 128,430
! {{Percentage | 128430 | 128430 | 2 }}
! 103,710
! {{Percentage | 103710 | 103710 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

=== Religion ===
According to the 2021 Census, Barrie was 52.5% Christian, down from 66.3% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHS Profile, Barrie, CY, Ontario, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3543042&Data=Count&SearchText=barrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |website=Statistics Canada| date=May 8, 2013 }}</ref> 23.6% of Barrie residents were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 15.9% were [[Protestantism|Protestants]], 8.2% were Christians of unspecified denomination, and 1.5% were [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]]. Adherents to other denominations of Christianity and Christian-related traditions accounted for 3.4% of the population. 40.8% of Barrie residents were nonreligious/secular, up from 31.0% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions combined make up 6.7% of residents. The largest non-Christian religions in Barrie are [[Islam]] (2.5%), [[Hinduism]] (1.5%), and [[Sikhism]] (0.8%).