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In Wantirna in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (16.8% of all people), while 39.4% of people had no religion and 5.5% did not answer the question on religion.

Wantirna'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.

Wantirna'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Wantirna - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Christian total5,82841.042.76,76148.949.8-933
Non Christian total1,93613.610.71,44510.58.6+491
Non-classifiable religious belief660.50.6920.70.7-26
No Religion/secular beliefs5,60839.441.44,59033.233.8+1,018
Not stated7815.54.69316.77.0-150
Total Population14,219100.0100.013,819100.0100.0+400
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
Wantirna - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic2,38216.818.72,66919.321.4-287
Buddhism8375.94.37215.23.8+116
Anglican8255.86.71,1508.39.4-325
Hinduism6444.53.64123.02.6+232
Christian,nfd5694.03.50--3.4+569
Baptist4172.92.34133.02.4+4
Uniting Church3602.52.35443.93.2-184
Greek Orthodox3442.42.03392.52.1+5
Presbyterian and Reformed2741.91.73582.62.2-84
Pentecostal2211.61.82231.61.8-2
Show all (26 entries)
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 Wantirna in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 54.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 39.4% said they had no religion, compared with 53.4% and 41.4% respectively for the City of Knox.

The largest single religion in Wantirna was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 16.8% of the population or 2,382 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Wantirna and the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (5.9% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (16.8% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Christian,nfd (+569 persons)
  • Anglican (-325 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-287 persons)
  • Hinduism (+232 persons)

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