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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn West Tamworth (Coledale) in 2021, the largest religious group was Anglican (18.9% of all people), while 36.8% of people had no religion and 21.1% did not answer the question on religion.
West Tamworth (Coledale)'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 (Coledale)'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 | |||||||
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| West Tamworth (Coledale) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | New England and North West SA4 % | Number | % | New England and North West SA4 % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Christian total | 1,211 | 40.8 | 55.7 | 2,423 | 78.8 | 79.5 | -1,213 |
| Non Christian total | 32 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +6 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -5 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,092 | 36.8 | 30.8 | 342 | 11.1 | 10.6 | +750 |
| Not stated | 627 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 270 | 8.8 | 8.5 | +357 |
| Total Population | 2,970 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,075 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -105 |
| Religion - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Tamworth (Coledale) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Religion | Number | % | New England and North West SA4 % | Number | % | New England and North West SA4 % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Anglican | 562 | 18.9 | 23.1 | 1,263 | 41.1 | 36.7 | -702 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 389 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 729 | 23.7 | 25.1 | -340 |
| Uniting Church | 58 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 119 | 3.9 | 5.6 | -62 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 56 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 99 | 3.2 | 6.0 | -43 |
| Christian,nfd | 33 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 47 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -14 |
| Baptist | 32 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 44 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -12 |
| Pentecostal | 22 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 36 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -14 |
| Salvation Army | 18 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 36 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -18 |
| Buddhism | 15 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +6 |
| Other Protestant | 10 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of West Tamworth (Coledale) in 2021 compared to New England and North West SA4 shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 41.9% of the population nominated a religion, and 36.8% said they had no religion, compared with 58.2% and 30.8% respectively for New England and North West SA4.
The largest single religion in West Tamworth (Coledale) was Anglican, with 18.9% of the population or 562 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of West Tamworth (Coledale) and New England and North West SA4 were:
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (13.1% compared to 20.2%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (18.9% compared to 23.1%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Presbyterian and Reformed (1.9% compared to 3.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Uniting Church (2.0% compared to 3.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in West Tamworth (Coledale) between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-702 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-340 persons)
- Uniting Church (-62 persons)
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