Essendon (N)
Religion
In Essendon (N) in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (35.7% of all people), while 23.2% of people had no religion and 11.6% did not answer the question on religion.
Essendon (N)'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.
Essendon (N)'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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| Essendon (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields % | Number | % | Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 1,581 | 52.9 | 66.0 | 35500 | 1,478 | 64.5 | 74.5 | +103 |
| Non Christian total | 345 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 35501 | 183 | 8.0 | 4.0 | +162 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 25 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 35502 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +5 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 693 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 35503 | 373 | 16.3 | 14.5 | +320 |
| Not stated | 346 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 35504 | 238 | 10.4 | 6.2 | +108 |
| Total Population | 2,990 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,292 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +698 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Essendon (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields % | Number | % | Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,064 | 35.7 | 46.6 | 35044 | 935 | 40.8 | 49.2 | +129 |
| Hinduism | 194 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 35016 | 85 | 3.7 | 1.1 | +109 |
| Anglican | 173 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 35000 | 214 | 9.3 | 9.0 | -41 |
| Greek Orthodox | 94 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 35015 | 81 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +13 |
| Islam | 74 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 35017 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +48 |
| Uniting Church | 70 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 35043 | 98 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -28 |
| Buddhism | 55 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 35008 | 47 | 2.1 | 1.6 | +8 |
| Christian,nfd | 42 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 35011 | 32 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +10 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 32 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 35036 | 39 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -7 |
| Baptist | 21 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 35006 | 10 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +11 |
| Pentecostal | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35033 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | +15 |
| Sikhism | 10 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35041 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +2 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. 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 Essendon (N) in 2016 compared to Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 64.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 23.2% said they had no religion, compared with 70.6% and 22.4% respectively for Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields.
The largest single religion in Essendon (N) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 35.7% of the population or 1,064 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Essendon (N) and Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (6.5% compared to 1.4%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Islam (2.5% compared to 1.1%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (35.7% compared to 46.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (3.2% compared to 4.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Essendon (N) between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+129 persons)
- Hinduism (+109 persons)