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In Kew in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (22.6% of all people), while 44.5% of people had no religion and 5.0% did not answer the question on religion.

Kew'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.

Kew'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
Kew - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2001 to 2021
Christian total10,51742.941.514,03761.762.9-3,520
Non Christian total1,6996.98.51,4496.46.1+249
Non-classifiable religious belief1640.70.55322.32.2-368
No Religion/secular beliefs10,91144.545.04,37319.219.0+6,538
Not stated1,2265.04.52,35510.49.8-1,129
Total Population24,517100.0100.022,747100.0100.0+1,769
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
Kew - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic5,53822.619.96,68629.425.6-1,148
Anglican1,8317.57.93,36014.817.0-1,530
Greek Orthodox1,0224.24.19114.04.1+111
Buddhism7132.93.36172.72.5+95
Uniting Church5812.42.71,3305.87.2-749
Christian,nfd4751.91.92391.11.3+236
Hinduism4021.62.61710.80.9+230
Baptist3281.31.53161.41.8+12
Presbyterian and Reformed2611.11.35962.62.9-335
Judaism2180.90.93721.61.5-154
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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 Kew in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 49.8% of the population nominated a religion, and 44.5% said they had no religion, compared with 50.0% and 45.0% respectively for the City of Boroondara.

The largest single religion in Kew was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 22.6% of the population or 5,538 people as adherents.

The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Kew and the City of Boroondara was:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (22.6% compared to 19.9%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Anglican (-1,530 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,148 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-749 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-335 persons)

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