French was the mother tongue of 99.0% of residents in 2021. The next most common mother tongues were English at 0.3%, followed by Haitian Creole and Spanish at 0.2%. 0.3% reported both English and French as their first language. Additionally there were 0.1% who reported both French and a non-official language as their mother tongue. As of 2021, Indigenous peoples comprised 6.5% of the population, most of whom were Métis, and visible minorities contributed 1.4%. The largest visible minority groups in Dolbeau-Mistassini are Black (0.8%), Arab (0.2%), and Latin American (0.2%). The area is home to 35 recent immigrants (i.e. those arriving between 2016 and 2021), who comprise about 0.3% of the total population. 15 of them come from France. In 2021, 79.1% of the population identified as Catholic, a 16.2% decrease from 2011, while 13.2% said they had no religious affiliation. Jehovah's Witnesses were the largest religious minority, making up 0.5% of the population. Muslims were the largest non-Christian religious minority, making up 0.2% of the population. Counting both single and multiple responses, the most commonly identified ethnocultural ancestries were: (Percentages may total more than 100% due to rounding and multiple responses). Population trend: Population in 2011: 14,384 (2006 to 2011 population change: -1.1%) Population in 2006: 14,546 Population in 2001: 14,879 Population total in 1996: 15,214 Dolbeau (ville): 8,310 Mistassini (ville): 6,904 Population in 1991: Dolbeau (ville): 8,181 Mistassini (ville): 6,842 Industry The main source of employment in Dolbeau is a paper mill factory. In June 2009, the mill was shut down but has since been restarted in August 2012. It is owned by Resolute Forest Products. The environmental organization, SGE, outfits the town with town bicycles from St. Jean Baptiste to September. The green bicycles belong to the town so you can hop on one where ever and leave it for someone else somewhere else. Tourism The following are the attractions in Dolbeau-Mistassini: Do-Mi-Ski: local ski resort Festival Western Downtown Beaches and Beaches on the Lac-St-Jean shores Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport Entrance of the Great Quebec north for hunting and fishing Rafting spots on the Mistassibi Festival of Stories (told at night) for the whole summer Festival du bleuet August Blueberry Festival A symbol of the Lac Saint-Jean region, the blueberry is celebrated during this festival every year between August 3 and 7. Festivities include exhibitions, animation, performances, giant games, blueberry contests, a parade by night, and the baking