Altona Meadows
Religion
In Altona Meadows in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (30.6% of all people), while 31.3% of people had no religion and 5.8% did not answer the question on religion.
Altona Meadows'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.
Altona Meadows'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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| Altona Meadows - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Williamstown North - The Rifle Range % | Number | % | Williamstown North - The Rifle Range % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 9,500 | 51.5 | 47.0 | 35500 | 13,103 | 69.9 | 70.1 | -3,603 |
| Non Christian total | 1,998 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 35501 | 1,597 | 8.5 | 2.3 | +401 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 120 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 35502 | 242 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -122 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 5,781 | 31.3 | 45.5 | 35503 | 2,217 | 11.8 | 16.9 | +3,564 |
| Not stated | 1,065 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 35504 | 1,583 | 8.4 | 9.1 | -518 |
| Total Population | 18,464 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18,742 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -278 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Altona Meadows - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Williamstown North - The Rifle Range % | Number | % | Williamstown North - The Rifle Range % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 5,645 | 30.6 | 24.5 | 35044 | 7,464 | 39.8 | 30.8 | -1,819 |
| Anglican | 1,007 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 35000 | 1,959 | 10.5 | 17.5 | -952 |
| Islam | 819 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 35017 | 692 | 3.7 | 1.0 | +127 |
| Greek Orthodox | 808 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 35015 | 960 | 5.1 | 3.9 | -152 |
| Buddhism | 606 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 35008 | 769 | 4.1 | 0.7 | -163 |
| Christian,nfd | 525 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 35011 | 95 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +430 |
| Hinduism | 407 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 35016 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +349 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 232 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 35022 | 453 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -221 |
| Uniting Church | 227 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 35043 | 496 | 2.6 | 6.4 | -269 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 184 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 35036 | 330 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -146 |
| Baptist | 156 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 35006 | 187 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -31 |
| Pentecostal | 134 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 35033 | 115 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +19 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 132 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 35039 | 218 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -86 |
| Sikhism | 120 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35041 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +95 |
| Other Protestant | 106 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35034 | 57 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +49 |
| Lutheran | 66 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 35021 | 180 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -114 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 55 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35018 | 71 | 0.4 | -- | -16 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 39 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35029 | 273 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -234 |
| Churches of Christ | 30 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35013 | 43 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -13 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35040 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +9 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35014 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 25 | 0.1 | -- | 35020 | 43 | 0.2 | -- | -18 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 21 | 0.1 | -- | 35032 | 24 | 0.1 | -- | -3 |
| Salvation Army | 21 | 0.1 | -- | 35038 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -7 |
| Russian Orthodox | 19 | 0.1 | -- | 35037 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -1 |
| Maronite Catholic | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 35023 | 13 | 0.1 | -- | +1 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35031 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +4 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. 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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Altona Meadows in 2021 compared to Williamstown North - The Rifle Range shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 62.3% of the population nominated a religion, and 31.3% said they had no religion, compared with 50.4% and 45.5% respectively for Williamstown North - The Rifle Range.
The largest single religion in Altona Meadows was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 30.6% of the population or 5,645 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Altona Meadows and Williamstown North - The Rifle Range were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (30.6% compared to 24.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Islam (4.4% compared to 0.8%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (3.3% compared to 1.1%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (5.5% compared to 7.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Altona Meadows between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,819 persons)
- Anglican (-952 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+430 persons)
- Hinduism (+349 persons)