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In Leumeah in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (21.1% of all people), while 25.2% of people had no religion and 7.3% did not answer the question on religion.

Leumeah'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.

Leumeah'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
Leumeah - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Religion totalsNumber%Campbelltown City %Number%Campbelltown City %2006 to 2021
Christian total4,81848.247.76,25371.670.5-1,435
Non Christian total1,88118.822.86937.99.4+1,188
Non-classifiable religious belief530.50.4560.70.5-4
No Religion/secular beliefs2,52125.222.198311.310.7+1,537
Not stated7287.37.07508.68.8-23
Total Population10,001100.0100.08,737100.0100.0+1,263
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Leumeah - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
ReligionNumber%Campbelltown City %Number%Campbelltown City %2006 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic2,11221.122.32,52228.930.7-410
Anglican1,27412.710.52,33626.723.3-1,062
Islam8608.611.63323.84.5+528
Hinduism6446.47.01882.22.3+456
Christian,nfd2722.73.31391.61.4+133
Buddhism2432.42.71281.52.1+114
Presbyterian and Reformed1791.81.42382.72.5-60
Pentecostal1621.61.41031.21.4+59
Uniting Church1511.51.22693.12.8-118
Baptist1371.41.31491.71.8-13
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Leumeah in 2021 compared to Campbelltown City shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 67.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 25.2% said they had no religion, compared with 70.5% and 22.1% respectively for Campbelltown City.

The largest single religion in Leumeah was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 21.1% of the population or 2,112 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Leumeah and Campbelltown City were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (12.7% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (8.6% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (21.1% compared to 22.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Leumeah between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-1,062 persons)
  • Islam (+528 persons)
  • Hinduism (+456 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-410 persons)

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