Fairfield Heights
Religion
In Fairfield Heights in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (28.8% of all people), while 9.4% of people had no religion and 6.4% did not answer the question on religion.
Fairfield Heights'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.
Fairfield Heights'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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| Fairfield Heights - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Mount Pritchard % | Number | % | Mount Pritchard % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 4,605 | 61.3 | 51.5 | 35500 | 4,322 | 65.0 | 59.7 | +283 |
| Non Christian total | 1,652 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 35501 | 1,488 | 22.4 | 23.7 | +164 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 67 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 35502 | 50 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +17 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 708 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 35503 | 427 | 6.4 | 8.7 | +281 |
| Not stated | 484 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 35504 | 363 | 5.5 | 7.7 | +121 |
| Total Population | 7,516 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,650 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +866 | |
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 | ||||||||
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| Fairfield Heights - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Mount Pritchard % | Number | % | Mount Pritchard % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 2,162 | 28.8 | 25.1 | 35044 | 2,187 | 32.9 | 30.0 | -25 |
| Buddhism | 916 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 35008 | 857 | 12.9 | 15.9 | +59 |
| Assyrian Apostolic | 616 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 35003 | 699 | 10.5 | 0.5 | -83 |
| Islam | 587 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 35017 | 495 | 7.4 | 6.6 | +92 |
| Other Christian | 486 | 6.5 | -- | 35027 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +480 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 416 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 35028 | 166 | 2.5 | 0.0 | +250 |
| Anglican | 223 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 35000 | 280 | 4.2 | 11.0 | -57 |
| Greek Orthodox | 137 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 35015 | 88 | 1.3 | 2.8 | +49 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 108 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35039 | 120 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -12 |
| Hinduism | 76 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 35016 | 57 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +19 |
| Baptist | 75 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 35006 | 83 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -8 |
| Pentecostal | 65 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 35033 | 62 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +3 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 60 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 35031 | 63 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Uniting Church | 58 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 35043 | 62 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -4 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 29 | 0.4 | -- | 35001 | 29 | 0.4 | -- | 0 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 28 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 35036 | 50 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -22 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35040 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -9 |
| Maronite Catholic | 22 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35023 | 16 | 0.2 | -- | +6 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 22 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35014 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +5 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 22 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35032 | 15 | 0.2 | -- | +7 |
| Other Protestant | 22 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35034 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 20 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 35029 | 140 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -120 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 17 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35018 | 37 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -20 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 16 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 35020 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -14 |
| Russian Orthodox | 14 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35037 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -4 |
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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.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Fairfield Heights in 2016 compared to Mount Pritchard shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 83.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 9.4% said they had no religion, compared with 77.3% and 13.6% respectively for Mount Pritchard.
The largest single religion in Fairfield Heights was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 28.8% of the population or 2,162 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Fairfield Heights and Mount Pritchard were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Assyrian Apostolic (8.2% compared to 0.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Other Christian (6.5% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Other Eastern Catholic (5.5% compared to 0.2%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (12.2% compared to 17.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Fairfield Heights between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Other Christian (+480 persons)
- Other Eastern Catholic (+250 persons)
- Other Eastern Orthodox (-120 persons)
- Islam (+92 persons)