Fraser Rise
Religion
In Fraser Rise in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (32.9% of all people), while 14.9% of people had no religion and 4.4% did not answer the question on religion.
Fraser Rise'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.
Fraser Rise'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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| Fraser Rise - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Interface Councils % | Number | % | Interface Councils % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 4,724 | 52.0 | 41.2 | 35500 | 79 | 48.0 | 64.4 | +4,645 |
| Non Christian total | 2,561 | 28.2 | 20.9 | 35501 | 7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | +2,553 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 42 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 35502 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | +42 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,354 | 14.9 | 31.3 | 35503 | 5 | 3.1 | 18.1 | +1,349 |
| Not stated | 399 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 35504 | 72 | 44.2 | 10.0 | +326 |
| Total Population | 9,080 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 164 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,915 | |
Interface Councils include the municipalities of: Cardinia (S), Casey (C), Hume (C), Melton (S), Mornington Peninsula (S), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra Ranges (S).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Fraser Rise - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Interface Councils % | Number | % | Interface Councils % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 2,989 | 32.9 | 20.8 | 35044 | 49 | 30.0 | 29.8 | +2,939 |
| Hinduism | 778 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 35016 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +778 |
| Islam | 772 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 35017 | 7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | +764 |
| Sikhism | 691 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 35041 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +691 |
| Christian,nfd | 431 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 35011 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | +430 |
| Greek Orthodox | 312 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 35015 | 5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +307 |
| Buddhism | 310 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 35008 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | +310 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 193 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 35022 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +191 |
| Anglican | 135 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 35000 | 4 | 2.6 | 15.4 | +131 |
| Pentecostal | 108 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 35033 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | +108 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 98 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 35014 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +98 |
| Baptist | 56 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 35006 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | +56 |
| Other Protestant | 55 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 35034 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +55 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 51 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35032 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +51 |
| Uniting Church | 51 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 35043 | 4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | +47 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 42 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 35040 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +40 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 41 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 35028 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +41 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 40 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35018 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +39 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 28 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 35036 | 3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | +24 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 27 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35039 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +26 |
| Lutheran | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35021 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +17 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 12 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 35020 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +11 |
| Churches of Christ | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35013 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +11 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35031 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +10 |
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Interface Councils include the municipalities of: Cardinia (S), Casey (C), Hume (C), Melton (S), Mornington Peninsula (S), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra Ranges (S).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 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).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Fraser Rise in 2021 compared to Interface Councils shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 80.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 14.9% said they had no religion, compared with 62.1% and 31.3% respectively for Interface Councils.
The largest single religion in Fraser Rise was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 32.9% of the population or 2,989 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Fraser Rise and Interface Councils were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (32.9% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Sikhism (7.6% compared to 3.6%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (8.6% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (1.5% compared to 5.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Fraser Rise between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+2,939 persons)
- Hinduism (+778 persons)
- Islam (+764 persons)
- Sikhism (+691 persons)