Narre Warren South
Religion
In Narre Warren South in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (25.3% of all people), while 23.7% of people had no religion and 6.5% did not answer the question on religion.
Narre Warren South'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.
Narre Warren South'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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| Narre Warren South - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment % | Number | % | Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 15,080 | 49.7 | 48.4 | 35500 | 15,387 | 60.1 | 60.0 | -307 |
| Non Christian total | 5,958 | 19.7 | 16.6 | 35501 | 2,130 | 8.3 | 4.6 | +3,828 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 143 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 35502 | 127 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +16 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 7,176 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 35503 | 5,167 | 20.2 | 21.9 | +2,009 |
| Not stated | 1,962 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 35504 | 2,803 | 10.9 | 12.7 | -841 |
| Total Population | 30,319 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,614 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,705 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Narre Warren South - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment % | Number | % | Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 7,662 | 25.3 | 17.4 | 35044 | 7,663 | 29.9 | 24.0 | -1 |
| Islam | 3,206 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 35017 | 755 | 2.9 | 2.0 | +2,451 |
| Anglican | 2,465 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 35000 | 3,257 | 12.7 | 15.8 | -792 |
| Buddhism | 1,154 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 35008 | 729 | 2.8 | 1.8 | +425 |
| Other Christian | 1,056 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 35027 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +1,024 |
| Hinduism | 968 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 35016 | 384 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +584 |
| Uniting Church | 641 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 35043 | 843 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -202 |
| Pentecostal | 630 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 35033 | 587 | 2.3 | 1.8 | +43 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 584 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 35036 | 595 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -11 |
| Sikhism | 522 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 35041 | 179 | 0.7 | 0.0 | +343 |
| Greek Orthodox | 491 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 35015 | 397 | 1.5 | 1.3 | +94 |
| Baptist | 399 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 35006 | 376 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +23 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 160 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35014 | 97 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +63 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 159 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 35040 | 130 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +29 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 112 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 35020 | 123 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -11 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 100 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35039 | 79 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +21 |
| Other Protestant | 96 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35034 | 92 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +4 |
| Lutheran | 81 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 35021 | 137 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -56 |
| Churches of Christ | 60 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35013 | 94 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -34 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 57 | 0.2 | -- | 35018 | 104 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -47 |
| Russian Orthodox | 49 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35037 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +10 |
| Salvation Army | 47 | 0.2 | -- | 35038 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 47 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35032 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | +37 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 46 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35029 | 116 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -70 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 42 | 0.1 | -- | 35028 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +39 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 41 | 0.1 | -- | 35001 | 19 | 0.1 | -- | +22 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 38 | 0.1 | -- | 35031 | 32 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
| Judaism | 23 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35019 | 31 | 0.1 | -- | -8 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 22 | 0.1 | -- | 35022 | 20 | 0.1 | -- | +2 |
| Brethren | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 35007 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Baha'i | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 35005 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
| Paganism | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 35035 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 Narre Warren South in 2016 compared to Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 69.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 23.7% said they had no religion, compared with 65.0% and 20.5% respectively for Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment.
The largest single religion in Narre Warren South was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 25.3% of the population or 7,662 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Narre Warren South and Fountain Gate - Narre Warren Catchment were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (25.3% compared to 17.4%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Islam (10.6% compared to 5.3%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Other Christian (3.5% compared to 0.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Sikhism (1.7% compared to 4.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Narre Warren South between 2006 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Islam (+2,451 persons)
- Other Christian (+1,024 persons)
- Anglican (-792 persons)
- Hinduism (+584 persons)