Friberg Ward
Religion
In Friberg Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (19.3% of all people), while 41.3% of people had no religion and 4.1% did not answer the question on religion.
Friberg 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.
Friberg 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Friberg Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Collier Ward % | Number | % | Collier Ward % | 2016 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 8,405 | 43.2 | 42.6 | 35500 | 9,324 | 50.4 | 49.7 | -919 |
| Non Christian total | 2,106 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 35501 | 1,603 | 8.7 | 10.7 | +503 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 105 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 35502 | 96 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +8 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 8,052 | 41.3 | 38.5 | 35503 | 6,349 | 34.4 | 32.7 | +1,702 |
| Not stated | 805 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 35504 | 1,110 | 6.0 | 6.4 | -305 |
| Total Population | 19,473 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18,483 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +989 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Friberg Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Collier Ward % | Number | % | Collier Ward % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 3,762 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 35044 | 4,155 | 22.5 | 19.2 | -394 |
| Anglican | 1,382 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 35000 | 1,820 | 9.9 | 8.3 | -439 |
| Buddhism | 812 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 35008 | 713 | 3.9 | 5.1 | +99 |
| Hinduism | 721 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 35016 | 417 | 2.3 | 3.2 | +303 |
| Christian,nfd | 698 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 35011 | 554 | 3.0 | 3.7 | +143 |
| Uniting Church | 427 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 35043 | 563 | 3.1 | 3.8 | -137 |
| Greek Orthodox | 422 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 35015 | 409 | 2.2 | 2.8 | +12 |
| Baptist | 397 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 35006 | 391 | 2.1 | 3.1 | +5 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 381 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 35036 | 440 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -59 |
| Islam | 339 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 35017 | 227 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +112 |
| Pentecostal | 316 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 35033 | 387 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -71 |
| Sikhism | 105 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 35041 | 92 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +12 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 98 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 35014 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +32 |
| Other Protestant | 83 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 35034 | 59 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +24 |
| Lutheran | 69 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35021 | 87 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -19 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 52 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 35020 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +30 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 51 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35018 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +20 |
| Churches of Christ | 45 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35013 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -4 |
| Baha'i | 45 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35005 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35040 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -6 |
| Salvation Army | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35038 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 36 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35031 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +24 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35028 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Judaism | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35019 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 35039 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -2 |
| Brethren | 18 | 0.1 | -- | 35007 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -10 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35022 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Other Christian | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35027 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -4 |
| Christadelphian | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 35010 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +2 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35001 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35029 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Paganism | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35035 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Chinese and Japanese Religions | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35009 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 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 Friberg Ward in 2021 compared to Collier Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 54.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 41.3% said they had no religion, compared with 56.0% and 38.5% respectively for Collier Ward.
The largest single religion in Friberg Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 19.3% of the population or 3,762 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Friberg Ward and Collier Ward were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (19.3% compared to 16.6%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (7.1% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (4.2% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Baptist (2.0% compared to 3.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Friberg Ward between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-439 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-394 persons)
- Hinduism (+303 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+143 persons)