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In Lynden Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (21.0% of all people), while 44.9% of people had no religion and 4.1% did not answer the question on religion.

Lynden 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.

Lynden 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
Lynden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2011 to 2021
Christian total6,84443.941.58,88759.755.5-2,043
Non Christian total1,0206.58.58125.58.2+207
Non-classifiable religious belief780.50.5990.70.9-21
No Religion/secular beliefs7,00044.945.04,07027.428.0+2,930
Not stated6374.14.51,0056.87.4-368
Total Population15,579100.0100.014,874100.0100.0+705
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Lynden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
ReligionNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2011 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic3,27121.019.93,89826.224.9-627
Anglican1,3398.67.92,12714.313.1-789
Greek Orthodox5503.54.16024.14.4-53
Uniting Church5043.22.78375.64.9-333
Buddhism4122.63.33572.43.3+54
Hinduism3522.32.62301.62.1+121
Christian,nfd3162.01.92962.01.6+20
Baptist2611.71.52551.71.7+6
Presbyterian and Reformed2481.61.33952.72.2-147
Islam1080.71.1660.40.9+41
Show all (22 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Lynden Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a similar proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 50.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 44.9% said they had no religion, compared with 50.0% and 45.0% respectively for the City of Boroondara.

The largest single religion in Lynden Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 21.0% of the population or 3,271 people as adherents.

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

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (21.0% compared to 19.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Lynden Ward between 2011 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-789 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-627 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-333 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-147 persons)

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