Avondale Heights (N)
Religion
In Avondale Heights (N) in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (46.1% of all people), while 17.3% of people had no religion and 7.5% did not answer the question on religion.
Avondale Heights (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.
Avondale Heights (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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| Avondale Heights (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 7,737 | 66.5 | 56.7 | 35500 | 8,418 | 76.0 | 68.7 | -681 |
| Non Christian total | 995 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 35501 | 834 | 7.5 | 6.1 | +161 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 18 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 35502 | 37 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -19 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 2,007 | 17.3 | 26.2 | 35503 | 1,019 | 9.2 | 15.1 | +988 |
| Not stated | 870 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 35504 | 775 | 7.0 | 9.6 | +95 |
| Total Population | 11,627 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,083 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +544 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Avondale Heights (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 5,363 | 46.1 | 37.8 | 35044 | 5,764 | 52.0 | 43.4 | -401 |
| Greek Orthodox | 877 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 35015 | 872 | 7.9 | 5.0 | +5 |
| Buddhism | 505 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 35008 | 609 | 5.5 | 2.6 | -104 |
| Anglican | 441 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 35000 | 536 | 4.8 | 9.1 | -95 |
| Islam | 270 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 35017 | 152 | 1.4 | 2.3 | +118 |
| Christian,nfd | 252 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 35011 | 101 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +151 |
| Uniting Church | 136 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 35043 | 235 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -99 |
| Hinduism | 135 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 35016 | 47 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +88 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 130 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 35022 | 169 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -39 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 89 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 35036 | 158 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -69 |
| Baptist | 82 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 35006 | 102 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -20 |
| Pentecostal | 80 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 35033 | 48 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +32 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 79 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 35014 | 43 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +36 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 50 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 35039 | 36 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Sikhism | 49 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 35041 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +38 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 25 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35031 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +25 |
| Other Protestant | 23 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35034 | 23 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35018 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -8 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35028 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -8 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35032 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35029 | 143 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -131 |
| Salvation Army | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35038 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 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 Avondale Heights (N) in 2016 compared to the City of Moonee Valley shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 75.1% of the population nominated a religion, and 17.3% said they had no religion, compared with 64.8% and 26.2% respectively for the City of Moonee Valley.
The largest single religion in Avondale Heights (N) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 46.1% of the population or 5,363 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Avondale Heights (N) and the City of Moonee Valley were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (46.1% compared to 37.8%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (7.5% compared to 4.6%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (4.3% compared to 2.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (3.8% compared to 5.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Avondale Heights (N) between 2006 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-401 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+151 persons)
- Other Eastern Orthodox (-131 persons)
- Islam (+118 persons)