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Limestone Coast region

Religion

In Limestone Coast region in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (13.3% of all people), while 49.4% of people had no religion and 8.9% did not answer the question on religion.

Limestone Coast region'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.

Limestone Coast region'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
Limestone Coast region - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%Wattle Range Council area %Number%Wattle Range Council area %2016 to 2021
Christian total25,94038.837.333,40451.650.6-7,464
Non Christian total1,6592.51.41,2331.90.8+426
Non-classifiable religious belief2850.40.43540.50.5-69
No Religion/secular beliefs32,96849.452.123,89936.939.2+9,069
Not stated5,9398.98.85,9089.18.9+31
Total Population66,791100.0100.064,798100.0100.0+1,993
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
Limestone Coast region - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%Wattle Range Council area %Number%Wattle Range Council area %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic8,89313.314.910,91816.919.0-2,025
Anglican4,8147.27.66,60110.210.6-1,787
Uniting Church4,0796.14.95,8829.17.6-1,803
Presbyterian and Reformed2,0603.13.73,1124.85.7-1,052
Lutheran1,7182.62.12,1403.32.9-422
Christian,nfd1,4572.21.41,5462.41.5-89
Baptist9831.50.69991.50.8-16
Pentecostal7181.10.47691.20.5-51
Islam6641.00.25100.80.1+154
Buddhism4650.70.64100.60.4+55
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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 Limestone Coast region in 2021 compared to Wattle Range Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 41.3% of the population nominated a religion, and 49.4% said they had no religion, compared with 38.7% and 52.1% respectively for Wattle Range Council area.

The largest single religion in Limestone Coast region was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 13.3% of the population or 8,893 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Limestone Coast region and Wattle Range Council area were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Uniting Church (6.1% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (13.3% compared to 14.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Limestone Coast region between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-2,025 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-1,803 persons)
  • Anglican (-1,787 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-1,052 persons)

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