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Notting Hill

Religion

In Notting Hill in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (11.8% of all people), while 39.0% of people had no religion and 10.8% did not answer the question on religion.

Notting 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.

Notting 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.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Total population

Religion - Summary
Notting Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Religion totalsNumber%Hughesdale %Number%Hughesdale %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idChristian total80826.548.277936.055.7+29
map this data in atlas.idNon Christian total70423.111.843019.911.3+274
Non-classifiable religious belief
220.70.790.40.8+13
map this data in atlas.idNo Religion/secular beliefs1,18839.031.364229.724.9+546
Not stated
32810.88.030214.07.3+26

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Religion - Ranked by size
Notting Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
ReligionNumber%Hughesdale %Number%Hughesdale %2011 to 2016
Western (Roman) Catholic36011.820.233315.423.4+27
Buddhism33310.92.72149.92.9+119
Islam1836.00.91296.00.9+54
Hinduism1424.76.5562.64.9+86
Anglican1284.25.81416.57.9-13
Other Christian642.10.030.10.0+61
Greek Orthodox612.014.0713.314.2-10
Baptist411.31.1321.51.1+9
Uniting Church361.22.3512.43.0-15
Presbyterian and Reformed361.21.0522.41.4-16
Sikhism351.10.4190.90.6+16
Pentecostal260.90.490.40.7+17
Other Protestant220.70.1100.50.3+12
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Religion, 2016
Religion, 2016 Western (Roman) Catholic, Hughesdale: 20.2% Buddhism, Hughesdale: 2.7% Islam, Hughesdale: 0.9% Hinduism, Hughesdale: 6.5% Anglican, Hughesdale: 5.8% Other Christian, Hughesdale: 0.0% Greek Orthodox, Hughesdale: 14.0% Baptist, Hughesdale: 1.1% Uniting Church, Hughesdale: 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, Hughesdale: 1.0% Western (Roman) Catholic, Notting Hill: 11.8% Buddhism, Notting Hill: 10.9% Islam, Notting Hill: 6.0% Hinduism, Notting Hill: 4.7% Anglican, Notting Hill: 4.2% Other Christian, Notting Hill: 2.1% Greek Orthodox, Notting Hill: 2.0% Baptist, Notting Hill: 1.3% Uniting Church, Notting Hill: 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, Notting Hill: 1.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in religion, 2011 to 2016
Change in religion, 2011 to 2016 Western (Roman) Catholic, Notting Hill: +27 Buddhism, Notting Hill: +119 Islam, Notting Hill: +54 Hinduism, Notting Hill: +86 Anglican, Notting Hill: -13 Other Christian, Notting Hill: +61 Greek Orthodox, Notting Hill: -10 Baptist, Notting Hill: +9 Uniting Church, Notting Hill: -15 Presbyterian and Reformed, Notting Hill: -16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Notting Hill in 2016 compared to Hughesdale shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 49.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 39.0% said they had no religion, compared with 60.0% and 31.3% respectively for Hughesdale.

The largest single religion in Notting Hill was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 11.8% of the population or 360 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Notting Hill and Hughesdale were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (10.9% compared to 2.7%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Islam (6.0% compared to 0.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (2.0% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (11.8% compared to 20.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Notting Hill between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:

  • Buddhism (+119 persons)
  • Hinduism (+86 persons)
  • Other Christian (+61 persons)
  • Islam (+54 persons)
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