Currawong Ward
Religion
In Currawong Ward in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (18.4% of all people), while 36.6% of people had no religion and 3.9% did not answer the question on religion.
Currawong 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.
Currawong 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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| Currawong Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Westerfolds Ward % | Number | % | Westerfolds Ward % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 6,266 | 48.2 | 49.5 | 35500 | 8,567 | 67.5 | 67.1 | -2,302 |
| Non Christian total | 1,426 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 35501 | 972 | 7.7 | 8.1 | +454 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 47 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 35502 | 21 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +26 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 4,753 | 36.6 | 34.3 | 35503 | 2,205 | 17.4 | 15.9 | +2,547 |
| Not stated | 507 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 35504 | 930 | 7.3 | 8.6 | -424 |
| Total Population | 12,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,697 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +302 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Currawong Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Westerfolds Ward % | Number | % | Westerfolds Ward % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 2,397 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 35044 | 3,447 | 27.1 | 29.1 | -1,050 |
| Greek Orthodox | 920 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 35015 | 1,143 | 9.0 | 9.3 | -224 |
| Anglican | 721 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 35000 | 1,501 | 11.8 | 11.9 | -781 |
| Buddhism | 531 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35008 | 500 | 3.9 | 3.0 | +30 |
| Baptist | 495 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 35006 | 486 | 3.8 | 2.7 | +8 |
| Christian,nfd | 474 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 35011 | 230 | 1.8 | 1.6 | +243 |
| Islam | 456 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 35017 | 214 | 1.7 | 2.2 | +242 |
| Uniting Church | 315 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 35043 | 635 | 5.0 | 4.7 | -321 |
| Hinduism | 274 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 35016 | 147 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +126 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 250 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 35036 | 304 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -55 |
| Pentecostal | 226 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 35033 | 159 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +67 |
| Other Protestant | 89 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 35034 | 86 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +3 |
| Sikhism | 88 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 35041 | 37 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +51 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 82 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 35014 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +52 |
| Lutheran | 55 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 35021 | 115 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -61 |
| Baha'i | 36 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 35005 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +6 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 33 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35022 | 62 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -30 |
| Russian Orthodox | 26 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35037 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +17 |
| Churches of Christ | 25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35013 | 86 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -61 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35020 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Judaism | 21 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35019 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +1 |
| Maronite Catholic | 19 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35023 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35040 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -4 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35018 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -10 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35001 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -6 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35028 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Salvation Army | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35038 | 52 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -41 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35032 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35039 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -18 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35031 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Brethren | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35007 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Chinese and Japanese Religions | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35009 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +10 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Currawong Ward in 2021 compared to Westerfolds 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, 59.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 36.6% said they had no religion, compared with 60.9% and 34.3% respectively for Westerfolds Ward.
The largest single religion in Currawong Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 18.4% of the population or 2,397 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Currawong Ward and Westerfolds Ward were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Baptist (3.8% compared to 2.4%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian,nfd (3.6% compared to 2.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (18.4% compared to 21.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (7.1% compared to 9.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Currawong Ward between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,050 persons)
- Anglican (-781 persons)
- Uniting Church (-321 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+243 persons)