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Shire of PlantagenetCommunity profile

Shire of Plantagenet

Religion

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In the Shire of Plantagenet in 2021, the largest religious group was Anglican (12.8% of all people), while 47.4% of people had no religion and 13.4% did not answer the question on religion.

The Shire of Plantagenet'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 Plantagenet'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 Plantagenet - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Christian total1,92035.638.92,31245.550.2-392
Non Christian total1673.12.71723.42.6-5
Non-classifiable religious belief300.60.6400.80.7-10
No Religion/secular beliefs2,56147.445.81,88737.234.1+674
Not stated72213.412.166813.212.4+54
Total Population5,400100.0100.05,079100.0100.0+321
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Shire of Plantagenet - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%Regional WA %Number%Regional WA %2016 to 2021
Anglican69312.811.395318.816.4-260
Western (Roman) Catholic4648.615.751210.119.3-48
Christian,nfd2063.83.22374.73.3-31
Baptist2033.81.61843.61.8+19
Uniting Church1102.02.11633.23.2-53
Islam1082.00.71002.00.6+8
Presbyterian and Reformed631.21.1881.71.7-25
Seventh Day Adventist390.70.4330.60.5+6
Jehova's Witnesses370.70.5410.80.6-4
Latter Day Saints (Mormons)220.40.2110.20.3+11
Show all (16 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Plantagenet in 2021 compared to Regional WA shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 38.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 47.4% said they had no religion, compared with 41.5% and 45.8% respectively for Regional WA.

The largest single religion in the Shire of Plantagenet was Anglican, with 12.8% of the population or 693 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of the Shire of Plantagenet and Regional WA were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Baptist (3.8% compared to 1.6%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (12.8% compared to 11.3%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Islam (2.0% compared to 0.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (8.6% compared to 15.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in the Shire of Plantagenet between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-260 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-53 persons)

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