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In Elizabeth South in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (10.6% of all people), while 44.6% of people had no religion and 10.9% did not answer the question on religion.

Elizabeth South'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.

Elizabeth South'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
Elizabeth South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Christian total91531.233.71,08537.844.1-170
Non Christian total36812.67.929110.15.6+77
Non-classifiable religious belief230.80.6220.80.8+1
No Religion/secular beliefs1,30644.650.71,11038.740.0+196
Not stated31910.97.036212.69.5-43
Total Population2,931100.0100.02,870100.0100.0+61
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
Elizabeth South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic31010.611.733911.814.9-29
Islam1836.23.71364.72.2+47
Anglican1735.97.32639.211.6-90
Christian,nfd1194.13.70--3.3+119
Buddhism822.81.8652.31.7+17
Baptist702.41.7842.91.6-14
Hinduism571.91.2702.40.8-13
Uniting Church491.72.91053.74.8-56
Pentecostal331.11.7250.91.7+8
Seventh Day Adventist250.90.3100.30.3+15
Show all (18 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 Elizabeth South in 2021 compared to the City of Playford shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 43.8% of the population nominated a religion, and 44.6% said they had no religion, compared with 41.7% and 50.7% respectively for the City of Playford.

The largest single religion in Elizabeth South was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 10.6% of the population or 310 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Elizabeth South and the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Islam (6.2% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (5.9% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Uniting Church (1.7% compared to 2.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (10.6% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Christian,nfd (+119 persons)
  • Anglican (-90 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-56 persons)

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