Biggera Waters
Religion
In Biggera Waters in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (19.8% of all people), while 32.4% of people had no religion and 11.8% did not answer the question on religion.
Biggera Waters'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.
Biggera Waters'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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| Biggera Waters - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | South East Queensland % | Number | % | South East Queensland % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Christian total | 4,154 | 48.7 | 53.7 | 35500 | 4,019 | 63.3 | 62.8 | +135 |
| Non Christian total | 544 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 35501 | 291 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +253 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 62 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 35502 | 69 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -7 |
 No Religion/secular beliefs | 2,769 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 35503 | 1,319 | 20.8 | 23.1 | +1,450 |
| Not stated | 1,009 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 35504 | 647 | 10.2 | 8.6 | +362 |
| Total Population | 8,538 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,345 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,193 | |
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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| Biggera Waters - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | South East Queensland % | Number | % | South East Queensland % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,687 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 35044 | 1,509 | 23.8 | 23.5 | +178 |
| Anglican | 1,240 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 35000 | 1,387 | 21.9 | 18.1 | -147 |
| Christian,nfd | 273 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 35011 | 197 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +76 |
| Uniting Church | 250 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 35043 | 277 | 4.4 | 5.9 | -27 |
| Islam | 239 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 35017 | 104 | 1.6 | 1.0 | +135 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 216 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 35036 | 219 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -3 |
| Buddhism | 138 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 35008 | 119 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +19 |
| Pentecostal | 98 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 35033 | 82 | 1.3 | 1.5 | +16 |
| Baptist | 87 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 35006 | 75 | 1.2 | 2.2 | +12 |
| Hinduism | 79 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 35016 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +47 |
| Greek Orthodox | 74 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 35015 | 52 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +22 |
| Lutheran | 50 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 35021 | 57 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -7 |
| Sikhism | 42 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 35041 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +39 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 37 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35018 | 41 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -4 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35020 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +27 |
| Other Protestant | 31 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35034 | 38 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35040 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35039 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Other Christian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35027 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Judaism | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35019 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Churches of Christ | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35013 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +3 |
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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.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Biggera Waters in 2016 compared to South East Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 55.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 32.4% said they had no religion, compared with 58.9% and 31.5% respectively for South East Queensland.
The largest single religion in Biggera Waters was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 19.8% of the population or 1,687 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Biggera Waters and South East Queensland were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Islam (2.8% compared to 1.2%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Uniting Church (2.9% compared to 4.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (19.8% compared to 20.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Biggera Waters between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+178 persons)
- Anglican (-147 persons)
- Islam (+135 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+76 persons)