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Tamworth Regional CouncilCommunity profile

West Tamworth (Central)

Religion

In West Tamworth (Central) in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (21.3% of all people), while 34.1% of people had no religion and 8.0% did not answer the question on religion.

West Tamworth (Central)'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.

West Tamworth (Central)'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
West Tamworth (Central) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%Tamworth Regional Council %Number%Tamworth Regional Council %2001 to 2021
Christian total1,28451.957.92,18886.184.2-905
Non Christian total1365.52.6100.40.6+126
Non-classifiable religious belief120.50.4230.90.9-12
No Religion/secular beliefs84434.131.31636.47.2+681
Not stated1998.07.81556.17.1+44
Total Population2,475100.0100.02,541100.0100.0-66
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
West Tamworth (Central) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%Tamworth Regional Council %Number%Tamworth Regional Council %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic52721.321.876330.026.2-236
Anglican47919.424.096437.939.5-485
Presbyterian and Reformed732.92.91827.26.0-110
Uniting Church682.73.41515.96.9-83
Christian,nfd552.22.2241.01.3+30
Buddhism512.10.670.30.2+44
Hinduism481.90.830.10.1+45
Islam200.80.50--0.1+20
Baptist190.80.9200.81.0-1
Other Protestant180.70.350.20.2+13
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 West Tamworth (Central) in 2021 compared to Tamworth Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 57.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 34.1% said they had no religion, compared with 60.5% and 31.3% respectively for Tamworth Regional Council.

The largest single religion in West Tamworth (Central) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 21.3% of the population or 527 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of West Tamworth (Central) and Tamworth Regional Council were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (2.1% compared to 0.6%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (1.9% compared to 0.8%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (19.4% compared to 24.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in West Tamworth (Central) between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-485 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-236 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-110 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-83 persons)

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