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In North Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (19.2% of all people), while 43.8% of people had no religion and 5.3% did not answer the question on religion.

North Ward'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.

North Ward'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
North Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Christian total12,31445.547.013,94353.156.0-1,629
Non Christian total1,3254.93.41,3755.23.4-50
Non-classifiable religious belief1380.50.51720.70.6-34
No Religion/secular beliefs11,84243.844.68,82033.633.2+3,022
Not stated1,4415.34.41,9667.56.8-525
Total Population27,060100.0100.026,276100.0100.0+784
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
North Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic5,19419.221.15,53121.123.3-337
Anglican3,43412.713.54,36216.618.4-928
Christian,nfd9213.42.90--3.0+921
Baptist6922.61.67222.71.8-30
Presbyterian and Reformed5211.91.56642.52.2-143
Islam4461.60.94831.80.8-37
Pentecostal4081.51.14761.81.2-68
Buddhism3581.31.13601.41.2-2
Uniting Church3491.32.04311.62.8-82
Hinduism2941.10.92721.00.7+22
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 North Ward in 2021 compared to the City of Joondalup shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 50.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 43.8% said they had no religion, compared with 50.5% and 44.6% respectively for the City of Joondalup.

The largest single religion in North Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 19.2% of the population or 5,194 people as adherents.

The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of North Ward and the City of Joondalup was:

  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (19.2% compared to 21.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in North Ward between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-928 persons)
  • Christian,nfd (+921 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-337 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-143 persons)

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