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In Elizabeth Downs in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (9.7% of all people), while 53.9% of people had no religion and 9.2% did not answer the question on religion.

Elizabeth Downs'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 Downs'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 Downs - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Religion totalsNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2011 to 2021
Christian total1,55930.233.72,41247.050.8-853
Non Christian total2975.87.91953.83.5+102
Non-classifiable religious belief501.00.6981.90.9-48
No Religion/secular beliefs2,78153.950.71,89336.934.0+888
Not stated4739.27.053310.410.7-60
Total Population5,160100.0100.05,131100.0100.0+29
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Elizabeth Downs - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
ReligionNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2011 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic5009.711.767813.216.7-178
Anglican3476.77.371213.914.8-365
Christian,nfd1933.73.71823.52.9+11
Islam1783.43.7801.61.2+98
Uniting Church1192.32.92805.55.7-161
Pentecostal831.61.7881.71.6-5
Buddhism781.51.8460.91.5+32
Baptist691.31.7811.61.5-12
Lutheran611.21.11543.02.6-93
Presbyterian and Reformed370.70.6440.91.2-7
Show all (19 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Downs in 2021 compared to the City of Playford shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 36.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 53.9% said they had no religion, compared with 41.7% and 50.7% respectively for the City of Playford.

The largest single religion in Elizabeth Downs was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 9.7% of the population or 500 people as adherents.

The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Elizabeth Downs and the City of Playford was:

  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (9.7% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Elizabeth Downs between 2011 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-365 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-178 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-161 persons)
  • Islam (+98 persons)

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