Harvester Ward
Religion
In Harvester Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (25.7% of all people), while 24.2% of people had no religion and 7.2% did not answer the question on religion.
Harvester 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.
Harvester 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Harvester Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Cairnlea % | Number | % | Cairnlea % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 23,963 | 42.7 | 40.0 | 35500 | 25,333 | 60.3 | 52.3 | -1,370 |
| Non Christian total | 14,299 | 25.5 | 33.1 | 35501 | 8,369 | 19.9 | 30.8 | +5,930 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 265 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35502 | 224 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +41 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 13,578 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 35503 | 4,395 | 10.5 | 8.6 | +9,183 |
| Not stated | 4,072 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 35504 | 3,662 | 8.7 | 8.1 | +410 |
| Total Population | 56,177 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 41,983 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +14,194 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Harvester Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Cairnlea % | Number | % | Cairnlea % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 14,454 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 35044 | 15,585 | 37.1 | 35.3 | -1,131 |
| Buddhism | 7,086 | 12.6 | 19.5 | 35008 | 5,678 | 13.5 | 21.0 | +1,408 |
| Islam | 4,105 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 35017 | 1,765 | 4.2 | 7.7 | +2,340 |
| Hinduism | 2,364 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 35016 | 537 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +1,827 |
| Christian,nfd | 1,975 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 35011 | 538 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +1,437 |
| Greek Orthodox | 1,968 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 35015 | 2,426 | 5.8 | 2.6 | -458 |
| Anglican | 1,127 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 35000 | 2,257 | 5.4 | 2.3 | -1,130 |
| Baptist | 1,002 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 35006 | 381 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +621 |
| Sikhism | 563 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 35041 | 266 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +297 |
| Pentecostal | 509 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 35033 | 289 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +220 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 465 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 35022 | 593 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -128 |
| Uniting Church | 393 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 35043 | 716 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -323 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 361 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 35036 | 703 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -342 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 351 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35032 | 81 | 0.2 | -- | +270 |
| Other Protestant | 341 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 35034 | 253 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +88 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 219 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 35018 | 180 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +39 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 152 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35028 | 123 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +29 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 142 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35039 | 161 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -19 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 116 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35020 | 83 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +33 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 81 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35014 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +32 |
| Lutheran | 72 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35021 | 175 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -103 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 65 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35040 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +23 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 45 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35031 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +22 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35029 | 489 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -445 |
| Judaism | 43 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35019 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +26 |
| Russian Orthodox | 33 | 0.1 | -- | 35037 | 54 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -21 |
| Salvation Army | 33 | 0.1 | -- | 35038 | 74 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -41 |
| Other Christian | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35027 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +8 |
| Chinese and Japanese Religions | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35009 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Paganism | 26 | 0.0 | -- | 35035 | 21 | 0.1 | -- | +5 |
| Churches of Christ | 18 | 0.0 | -- | 35013 | 53 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -35 |
| Other Nature Religions | 14 | 0.0 | -- | 35030 | 13 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. 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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Harvester Ward in 2021 compared to Cairnlea shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 68.1% of the population nominated a religion, and 24.2% said they had no religion, compared with 73.1% and 21.6% respectively for Cairnlea.
The largest single religion in Harvester Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 25.7% of the population or 14,454 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Harvester Ward and Cairnlea were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (4.2% compared to 2.2%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Baptist (1.8% compared to 0.3%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (12.6% compared to 19.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (7.3% compared to 9.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Harvester Ward between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Islam (+2,340 persons)
- Hinduism (+1,827 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+1,437 persons)
- Buddhism (+1,408 persons)