Tyabb Structure Plan
Religion
In Tyabb Structure Plan in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (20.3% of all people), while 41.9% of people had no religion and 8.1% did not answer the question on religion.
Tyabb Structure Plan'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.
Tyabb Structure Plan'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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| Tyabb Structure Plan - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Interface Councils % | Number | % | Interface Councils % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 963 | 47.6 | 49.8 | 35500 | 1,006 | 53.9 | 59.2 | -43 |
| Non Christian total | 31 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 35501 | 41 | 2.2 | 10.5 | -10 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 16 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 35502 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -5 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 847 | 41.9 | 27.3 | 35503 | 604 | 32.4 | 21.6 | +244 |
| Not stated | 164 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 35504 | 194 | 10.4 | 7.8 | -30 |
| Total Population | 2,022 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,866 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +156 | |
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) 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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| Tyabb Structure Plan - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Interface Councils % | Number | % | Interface Councils % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 411 | 20.3 | 24.7 | 35044 | 354 | 19.0 | 28.7 | +58 |
| Anglican | 293 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 35000 | 348 | 18.6 | 12.1 | -54 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 75 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 35036 | 72 | 3.9 | 2.4 | +3 |
| Christian,nfd | 58 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 35011 | 64 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -6 |
| Uniting Church | 57 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 35043 | 54 | 2.9 | 3.4 | +3 |
| Baptist | 24 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 35006 | 35 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -11 |
| Pentecostal | 14 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 35033 | 23 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -10 |
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) 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 Tyabb Structure Plan in 2016 compared to Interface Councils shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 49.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 41.9% said they had no religion, compared with 64.1% and 27.3% respectively for Interface Councils.
The largest single religion in Tyabb Structure Plan was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 20.3% of the population or 411 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Tyabb Structure Plan and Interface Councils were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (14.5% compared to 8.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Presbyterian and Reformed (3.7% compared to 1.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (20.3% compared to 24.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Tyabb Structure Plan between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (+58 persons)
- Anglican (-54 persons)