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Murray Shire CouncilCommunity profile

In the Shire of Murray in 2021, the largest religious group was Anglican (15.6% of all people), while 48.7% of people had no religion and 8.7% did not answer the question on religion.

The Shire of Murray'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.

The Shire of Murray'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Shire of Murray - Total persons (Usual residence)20211991Change
Religion totalsNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %1991 to 2021
Christian total7,35140.741.85,63768.3--+1,714
Non Christian total2491.49.4250.3--+224
Non-classifiable religious belief970.50.6160.2--+81
No Religion/secular beliefs8,80148.742.01,62719.7--+7,174
Not stated1,5688.76.295311.5--+615
Total Population18,066100.0100.08,258100.0--+9,808
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Shire of Murray - Total persons (Usual residence)20211991Change
ReligionNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %1991 to 2021
Anglican2,82715.69.92,87934.9---52
Western (Roman) Catholic2,52013.919.41,42917.3--+1,091
Uniting Church4122.31.55376.5---125
Christian,nfd4102.33.41521.8--+258
Baptist3181.81.6841.0--+234
Presbyterian and Reformed2521.41.32302.8--+22
Jehova's Witnesses1861.00.4921.1--+94
Buddhism1250.72.590.1--+116
Pentecostal1250.71.1450.5--+80
Other Protestant930.50.6410.5--+52
Show all (23 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of the Shire of Murray in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 42.1% of the population nominated a religion, and 48.7% said they had no religion, compared with 51.1% and 42.0% respectively for Greater Perth.

The largest single religion in the Shire of Murray was Anglican, with 15.6% of the population or 2,827 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of the Shire of Murray and Greater Perth were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (15.6% compared to 9.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (13.9% compared to 19.4%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (0.2% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Hinduism (0.1% compared to 2.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in the Shire of Murray between 1991 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (+1,091 persons)
  • Christian,nfd (+258 persons)
  • Baptist (+234 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-125 persons)

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