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Upper Ferntree Gully

Religion

In Upper Ferntree Gully in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (17.5% of all people), while 52.9% of people had no religion and 5.1% did not answer the question on religion.

Upper Ferntree Gully'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.

Upper Ferntree Gully'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
Upper Ferntree Gully - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2011 to 2021
Christian total96838.442.71,34354.059.4-375
Non Christian total532.110.7492.08.0+4
Non-classifiable religious belief381.50.6381.50.90
No Religion/secular beliefs1,33252.941.480032.225.1+532
Not stated1285.14.625510.36.7-127
Total Population2,519100.0100.02,485100.0100.0+34
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Upper Ferntree Gully - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
ReligionNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2011 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic44217.518.755322.325.4-111
Anglican2178.66.739515.912.9-178
Christian,nfd813.23.5502.02.7+31
Baptist502.02.3381.52.6+12
Presbyterian and Reformed421.71.7783.12.8-36
Greek Orthodox361.42.0220.92.2+14
Uniting Church291.22.31054.24.3-76
Buddhism241.04.3271.13.6-3
Jehova's Witnesses130.50.2180.70.2-5
Hinduism120.53.60--2.0+12
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Upper Ferntree Gully in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 40.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 52.9% said they had no religion, compared with 53.4% and 41.4% respectively for the City of Knox.

The largest single religion in Upper Ferntree Gully was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 17.5% of the population or 442 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Upper Ferntree Gully and the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (8.6% compared to 6.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (1.0% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Hinduism (0.5% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (17.5% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Upper Ferntree Gully between 2011 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-178 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-111 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-76 persons)

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