San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra
Religion
In San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra in 2016, the largest religious group was Anglican (26.2% of all people), while 31.6% of people had no religion and 6.5% did not answer the question on religion.
San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra'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.
San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra'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
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 2,773 | 59.5 | 58.6 | 35500 | 3,232 | 70.1 | 67.6 | -459 |
| Non Christian total | 72 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 35501 | 47 | 1.0 | 3.8 | +25 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 42 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 35502 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +15 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,471 | 31.6 | 27.2 | 35503 | 940 | 20.4 | 19.0 | +531 |
| Not stated | 304 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 35504 | 365 | 7.9 | 8.7 | -61 |
| Total Population | 4,662 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,611 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +51 | |
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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| San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | Number | % | East Gosford - Point Frederick % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Anglican | 1,223 | 26.2 | 17.7 | 35000 | 1,493 | 32.4 | 22.7 | -270 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,061 | 22.7 | 25.4 | 35044 | 1,169 | 25.4 | 27.4 | -108 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 117 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 35036 | 115 | 2.5 | 3.2 | +2 |
| Uniting Church | 94 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 35043 | 123 | 2.7 | 4.1 | -29 |
| Baptist | 79 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 35006 | 97 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -18 |
| Other Christian | 67 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 35027 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +67 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 34 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 35018 | 34 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Buddhism | 24 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 35008 | 13 | 0.3 | 1.5 | +11 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 24 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 35040 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +14 |
| Salvation Army | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35038 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1 |
| Islam | 20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 35017 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -5 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 19 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 35020 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Pentecostal | 15 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 35033 | 35 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -20 |
| Other Protestant | 10 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 35034 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +7 |
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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 San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra in 2016 compared to East Gosford - Point Frederick shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 61.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 31.6% said they had no religion, compared with 62.7% and 27.2% respectively for East Gosford - Point Frederick.
The largest single religion in San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra was Anglican, with 26.2% of the population or 1,223 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra and East Gosford - Point Frederick were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (26.2% compared to 17.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (22.7% compared to 25.4%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Uniting Church (2.0% compared to 3.3%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (0.5% compared to 1.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-270 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-108 persons)
- Other Christian (+67 persons)