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In Berwick in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (21.7% of all people), while 36.0% of people had no religion and 4.8% did not answer the question on religion.

Berwick'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.

Berwick'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
Berwick - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%Yarra Ranges Council %Number%Yarra Ranges Council %2016 to 2021
Christian total22,04743.437.825,64053.245.8-3,593
Non Christian total7,77315.32.64,90110.22.2+2,871
Non-classifiable religious belief2380.50.82600.50.9-23
No Religion/secular beliefs18,30136.053.614,22229.542.8+4,079
Not stated2,4434.85.23,1546.58.2-711
Total Population50,802100.0100.048,178100.0100.0+2,623
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
Berwick - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%Yarra Ranges Council %Number%Yarra Ranges Council %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic11,01221.715.212,36925.718.1-1,357
Anglican3,6527.27.85,07510.510.9-1,423
Hinduism2,7605.40.51,3922.90.3+1,367
Buddhism2,3504.61.01,7143.61.0+636
Islam1,7023.40.31,2652.60.2+436
Christian,nfd1,6663.33.71,6843.53.9-18
Uniting Church1,0852.12.51,5393.23.5-455
Baptist9001.82.57791.62.3+120
Pentecostal8241.61.08401.71.1-17
Presbyterian and Reformed7041.41.51,0072.12.3-304
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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 Berwick in 2021 compared to Yarra Ranges Council shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 58.7% of the population nominated a religion, and 36.0% said they had no religion, compared with 40.4% and 53.6% respectively for Yarra Ranges Council.

The largest single religion in Berwick was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 21.7% of the population or 11,012 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Berwick and Yarra Ranges Council were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (21.7% compared to 15.2%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (5.4% compared to 0.5%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (4.6% compared to 1.0%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Islam (3.4% compared to 0.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Anglican (-1,423 persons)
  • Hinduism (+1,367 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,357 persons)
  • Buddhism (+636 persons)

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