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In Grasslands Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (25.2% of all people), while 20.0% of people had no religion and 7.5% did not answer the question on religion.

Grasslands 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.

Grasslands 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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Grasslands Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Christian total25,23844.248.326,79947.651.9-1,561
Non Christian total15,89627.823.015,07026.822.3+826
Non-classifiable religious belief2590.50.42730.50.5-14
No Religion/secular beliefs11,40220.021.19,18416.316.9+2,218
Not stated4,2937.57.14,9698.88.4-676
Total Population57,088100.0100.056,295100.0100.0+793
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Grasslands Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic14,36525.229.215,56027.631.1-1,195
Buddhism8,05114.111.17,57513.510.8+476
Islam4,6728.26.73,8936.95.8+779
Christian,nfd2,4634.33.82,1533.83.5+310
Hinduism1,7863.13.11,6703.02.9+116
Greek Orthodox1,5132.73.91,7373.14.3-224
Baptist1,4622.61.69001.61.5+562
Sikhism1,2292.21.81,7743.22.6-545
Anglican9881.72.41,3542.43.1-366
Macedonian Orthodox8231.41.49081.61.5-85
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Grasslands Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 72.1% of the population nominated a religion, and 20.0% said they had no religion, compared with 71.3% and 21.1% respectively for the City of Brimbank.

The largest single religion in Grasslands Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 25.2% of the population or 14,365 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Grasslands Ward and the City of Brimbank were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (14.1% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Islam (8.2% compared to 6.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (25.2% compared to 29.2%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (2.7% compared to 3.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Grasslands Ward between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,195 persons)
  • Islam (+779 persons)
  • Baptist (+562 persons)
  • Sikhism (-545 persons)

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