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Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan

Religion

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In Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (22.1% of all people), while 38.3% of people had no religion and 6.9% did not answer the question on religion.

Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan'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.

Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2001 to 2021
Christian total29,33651.250.928,12077.277.0+1,215
Non Christian total1,7183.02.74451.21.2+1,273
Non-classifiable religious belief3470.60.65511.51.5-205
No Religion/secular beliefs21,93638.339.74,32411.912.0+17,612
Not stated3,9476.96.12,9728.28.4+974
Total Population57,284100.0100.036,414100.0100.0+20,869
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic12,65322.121.79,55526.226.6+3,097
Anglican9,77017.116.812,41234.133.0-2,642
Christian,nfd1,1972.12.23130.91.3+883
Uniting Church1,1392.02.41,9465.35.6-807
Presbyterian and Reformed1,0441.82.01,4454.04.0-401
Baptist9141.61.57772.12.1+137
Pentecostal5400.90.94391.21.0+101
Buddhism5350.91.01450.40.4+390
Hinduism5020.90.6410.10.1+461
Other Protestant4530.80.9680.20.3+385
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 54.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 38.3% said they had no religion, compared with 53.6% and 39.7% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

The largest single religion in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 22.1% of the population or 12,653 people as adherents.

There were no major differences between Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan and Central Coast Council area in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (+3,097 persons)
  • Anglican (-2,642 persons)
  • Christian,nfd (+883 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-807 persons)

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