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In Bleazby Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (20.8% of all people), while 39.9% of people had no religion and 5.0% did not answer the question on religion.

Bleazby Ward'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.

Bleazby Ward'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Bleazby Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2001 to 2021
Christian total6,64542.544.58,08961.465.7-1,444
Non Christian total1,91212.25.91,35310.35.0+559
Non-classifiable religious belief620.40.52622.02.1-200
No Religion/secular beliefs6,23839.944.32,00215.217.8+4,235
Not stated7755.04.81,45811.19.5-683
Total Population15,632100.0100.013,165100.0100.0+2,466
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Bleazby Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic3,24420.821.33,22924.524.6+15
Anglican1,72111.011.82,79621.223.1-1,076
Judaism1,3638.72.91,0357.92.8+328
Greek Orthodox6294.03.54873.73.2+142
Uniting Church3682.42.77075.47.0-339
Buddhism2391.51.21871.41.1+51
Presbyterian and Reformed1761.11.43963.03.6-221
Christian,nfd1460.91.3990.80.9+47
Hinduism1440.90.8420.30.3+102
Islam1310.80.7480.40.5+83
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Bleazby Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Bayside shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 54.7% of the population nominated a religion, and 39.9% said they had no religion, compared with 50.4% and 44.3% respectively for the City of Bayside.

The largest single religion in Bleazby Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 20.8% of the population or 3,244 people as adherents.

The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Bleazby Ward and the City of Bayside was:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Judaism (8.7% compared to 2.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Bleazby Ward between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-1,076 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-339 persons)
  • Judaism (+328 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-221 persons)

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