Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)
Religion
In Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (25.3% of all people), while 28.2% of people had no religion and 7.3% did not answer the question on religion.
Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)'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.
Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto)'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
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| Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Hume City % | Number | % | Hume City % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 843 | 52.0 | 49.8 | 35500 | 185 | 63.2 | 58.7 | +657 |
| Non Christian total | 188 | 11.6 | 24.4 | 35501 | 14 | 4.9 | 20.8 | +173 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 13 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 35502 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +10 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 457 | 28.2 | 17.1 | 35503 | 71 | 24.4 | 12.8 | +385 |
| Not stated | 119 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 35504 | 18 | 6.4 | 7.2 | +100 |
| Total Population | 1,620 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,326 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Hume City % | Number | % | Hume City % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 410 | 25.3 | 29.0 | 35044 | 84 | 28.9 | 34.4 | +325 |
| Anglican | 140 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 35000 | 43 | 14.9 | 8.3 | +96 |
| Christian,nfd | 83 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 35011 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +81 |
| Buddhism | 65 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 35008 | 1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | +63 |
| Hinduism | 60 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 35016 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | +58 |
| Islam | 48 | 3.0 | 16.5 | 35017 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.9 | +48 |
| Uniting Church | 36 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 35043 | 17 | 6.0 | 2.6 | +18 |
| Pentecostal | 31 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 35033 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +27 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 30 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 35036 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.6 | +20 |
| Greek Orthodox | 23 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 35015 | 6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | +17 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 35020 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +13 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 11 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 35040 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Sikhism | 11 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 35041 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +10 |
| Baptist | 10 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 35006 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +9 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) in 2016 compared to Hume 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, 63.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 28.2% said they had no religion, compared with 74.2% and 17.1% respectively for Hume City.
The largest single religion in Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 25.3% of the population or 410 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) and Hume City were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (8.6% compared to 5.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian,nfd (5.1% compared to 2.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (3.0% compared to 16.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (25.3% compared to 29.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Clyde (Pattersons to Ballarto) between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+325 persons)
- Anglican (+96 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+81 persons)
- Buddhism (+63 persons)