Ward 1
Religion
In Ward 1 in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (27.7% of all people), while 15.7% of people had no religion and 7.7% did not answer the question on religion.
Ward 1's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.
Ward 1's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Ward 1 - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Emerton % | Number | % | Emerton % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 37,944 | 54.0 | 64.0 | 35500 | 35,937 | 65.5 | 68.4 | +2,007 |
| Non Christian total | 15,655 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 35501 | 9,058 | 16.5 | 7.8 | +6,597 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 264 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 35502 | 269 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -6 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 11,005 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 35503 | 6,454 | 11.8 | 13.4 | +4,551 |
| Not stated | 5,442 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 35504 | 3,176 | 5.8 | 9.7 | +2,266 |
| Total Population | 70,311 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 54,895 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +15,415 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Emerton % | Number | % | Emerton % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 19,462 | 27.7 | 25.3 | 35044 | 18,018 | 32.8 | 27.8 | +1,444 |
| Anglican | 7,945 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 35000 | 8,745 | 15.9 | 17.0 | -800 |
| Hinduism | 7,258 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 35016 | 3,732 | 6.8 | 1.6 | +3,526 |
| Islam | 3,552 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 35017 | 2,128 | 3.9 | 5.6 | +1,424 |
| Sikhism | 2,962 | 4.2 | -- | 35041 | 1,655 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +1,307 |
| Pentecostal | 1,967 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 35033 | 1,501 | 2.7 | 1.6 | +466 |
| Christian,nfd | 1,751 | 2.5 | -- | 35011 | 1,297 | 2.4 | 3.8 | +453 |
| Buddhism | 1,419 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 35008 | 1,181 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +237 |
| Uniting Church | 1,221 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 35043 | 1,488 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -267 |
| Baptist | 1,003 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 35006 | 875 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +128 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 946 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 35036 | 974 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -29 |
| Greek Orthodox | 659 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 35015 | 587 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +72 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 465 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 35014 | 244 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +221 |
| Other Protestant | 406 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 35034 | 183 | 0.3 | 1.1 | +222 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 348 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 35040 | 300 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +48 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 314 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 35020 | 316 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -2 |
| Baha'i | 189 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35005 | 115 | 0.2 | -- | +74 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 185 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 35018 | 112 | 0.2 | 1.3 | +73 |
| Churches of Christ | 151 | 0.2 | -- | 35013 | 140 | 0.3 | -- | +11 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 139 | 0.2 | -- | 35031 | 103 | 0.2 | -- | +35 |
| Russian Orthodox | 102 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35037 | 121 | 0.2 | -- | -19 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 96 | 0.1 | -- | 35039 | 92 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +4 |
| Lutheran | 91 | 0.1 | -- | 35021 | 194 | 0.4 | -- | -104 |
| Maronite Catholic | 83 | 0.1 | -- | 35023 | 77 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 74 | 0.1 | -- | 35029 | 133 | 0.2 | -- | -59 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 73 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35032 | 67 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
| Salvation Army | 70 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35038 | 91 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -21 |
| Brethren | 58 | 0.1 | -- | 35007 | 109 | 0.2 | -- | -51 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 56 | 0.1 | -- | 35028 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +26 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 55 | 0.1 | -- | 35001 | 58 | 0.1 | -- | -3 |
| Other Christian | 40 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 35027 | 96 | 0.2 | -- | -57 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 34 | 0.0 | -- | 35022 | 39 | 0.1 | -- | -5 |
| Judaism | 33 | 0.0 | -- | 35019 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 |
| Christadelphian | 32 | 0.0 | -- | 35010 | 32 | 0.1 | -- | 0 |
| Paganism | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 35035 | 47 | 0.1 | -- | -29 |
| Assyrian Apostolic | 17 | 0.0 | -- | 35003 | 13 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Other Nature Religions | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 35030 | 12 | 0.0 | -- | -2 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Ward 1 in 2016 compared to Emerton shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 76.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 15.7% said they had no religion, compared with 71.1% and 18.2% respectively for Emerton.
The largest single religion in Ward 1 was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 27.7% of the population or 19,462 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Ward 1 and Emerton were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (10.3% compared to 1.6%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Sikhism (4.2% compared to 0.0%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Other Christian (0.1% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (11.3% compared to 14.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Ward 1 between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Hinduism (+3,526 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+1,444 persons)
- Islam (+1,424 persons)
- Sikhism (+1,307 persons)