idc-logo
svg rectangle color
Frankston CityCommunity profile

In Frankston Central in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (15.3% of all people), while 48.8% of people had no religion and 10.1% did not answer the question on religion.

Frankston Central'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.

Frankston Central'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
Frankston Central - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Religion totalsNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2006 to 2021
Christian total3,83334.838.25,02754.957.2-1,194
Non Christian total5745.24.03634.02.4+211
Non-classifiable religious belief1241.10.81251.41.0-1
No Religion/secular beliefs5,38148.850.62,27024.825.8+3,111
Not stated1,11510.16.41,36915.013.7-254
Total Population11,027100.0100.09,154100.0100.0+1,873
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Frankston Central - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
ReligionNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2006 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic1,68715.317.41,93721.222.5-250
Anglican8197.48.81,57417.218.8-755
Christian,nfd3032.72.61691.81.6+134
Uniting Church1981.82.03884.24.0-190
Greek Orthodox1781.61.61651.81.3+13
Buddhism1731.61.21041.10.7+69
Hinduism1601.51.0490.50.5+111
Presbyterian and Reformed1331.21.62873.13.4-154
Baptist1171.11.0850.91.5+32
Islam970.90.8911.00.7+6
Show all (29 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Frankston Central in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 40.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 48.8% said they had no religion, compared with 42.1% and 50.6% respectively for Frankston City.

The largest single religion in Frankston Central was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 15.3% of the population or 1,687 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Frankston Central and Frankston City were:

  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (15.3% compared to 17.4%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (7.4% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Frankston Central between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-755 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-250 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-190 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-154 persons)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.