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Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Religion

In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (15.3% of all people), while 40.0% of people had no religion and 5.1% did not answer the question on religion.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%Bolin Ward %Number%Bolin Ward %2016 to 2021
Christian total10,22340.957.19,64946.460.3+573
Non Christian total3,42613.78.82,41811.67.5+1,007
Non-classifiable religious belief680.30.4870.40.3-19
No Religion/secular beliefs10,01140.029.67,12534.224.6+2,886
Not stated1,2885.14.01,5287.37.2-241
Total Population25,016100.0100.020,809100.0100.0+4,207
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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%Bolin Ward %Number%Bolin Ward %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic3,83515.330.73,67117.633.2+164
Greek Orthodox2,0978.412.11,9799.511.7+117
Buddhism1,6226.53.71,2045.83.9+417
Anglican1,2224.93.71,2436.04.8-21
Islam9003.62.65022.41.7+397
Christian,nfd7463.02.35252.52.4+221
Hinduism5512.21.53221.51.2+229
Baptist5122.01.53971.91.4+114
Uniting Church4982.01.65902.82.0-92
Presbyterian and Reformed4031.61.23731.81.2+29
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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 Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021 compared to Bolin 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, 54.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 40.0% said they had no religion, compared with 66.0% and 29.6% respectively for Bolin Ward.

The largest single religion in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 15.3% of the population or 3,835 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) and Bolin Ward were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (6.5% compared to 3.7%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (4.9% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (15.3% compared to 30.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (8.4% compared to 12.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Buddhism (+417 persons)
  • Islam (+397 persons)
  • Hinduism (+229 persons)
  • Christian,nfd (+221 persons)

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