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Camden Council area

Religion

In Camden Council area in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (31.1% of all people), while 25.2% of people had no religion and 4.3% did not answer the question on religion.

Camden Council area'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.

Camden Council area'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
Camden Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2001 to 2021
Christian total70,21158.845.835,47380.668.1+34,738
Non Christian total13,49711.317.07711.89.5+12,726
Non-classifiable religious belief3920.30.55191.21.6-127
No Religion/secular beliefs30,10325.230.54,2259.611.9+25,878
Not stated5,1434.36.23,0276.99.0+2,116
Total Population119,346100.0100.044,015100.0100.0+75,331
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
Camden Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic37,13131.122.114,62533.229.1+22,506
Anglican16,54713.99.213,67031.120.2+2,877
Islam5,7454.86.32880.73.4+5,457
Hinduism4,3023.64.81090.21.2+4,193
Christian,nfd3,5172.92.55661.31.1+2,951
Buddhism1,8141.53.82570.63.4+1,557
Greek Orthodox1,6511.42.33200.72.9+1,331
Uniting Church1,5841.31.52,1324.83.9-548
Pentecostal1,5701.30.94601.00.9+1,110
Baptist1,3841.21.28141.81.6+570
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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 Camden Council area in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 70.1% of the population nominated a religion, and 25.2% said they had no religion, compared with 62.8% and 30.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The largest single religion in Camden Council area was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 31.1% of the population or 37,131 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Camden Council area and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (31.1% compared to 22.1%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (13.9% compared to 9.2%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (1.5% compared to 3.8%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (4.8% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (+22,506 persons)
  • Islam (+5,457 persons)
  • Hinduism (+4,193 persons)
  • Christian,nfd (+2,951 persons)

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