Buxton - Couridjah
Religion
In Buxton - Couridjah in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (22.5% of all people), while 39.7% of people had no religion and 5.8% did not answer the question on religion.
Buxton - Couridjah'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.
Buxton - Couridjah'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Buxton - Couridjah - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Douglas Park - Wilton % | Number | % | Douglas Park - Wilton % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 1,156 | 51.8 | 61.2 | 35500 | 1,320 | 73.2 | 78.8 | -164 |
| Non Christian total | 43 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 35501 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +35 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 16 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 35502 | 27 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -11 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 886 | 39.7 | 30.6 | 35503 | 265 | 14.7 | 11.0 | +621 |
| Not stated | 130 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 35504 | 181 | 10.1 | 7.2 | -51 |
| Total Population | 2,231 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,802 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +429 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Buxton - Couridjah - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Douglas Park - Wilton % | Number | % | Douglas Park - Wilton % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 501 | 22.5 | 30.0 | 35044 | 482 | 26.8 | 30.8 | +18 |
| Anglican | 476 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 35000 | 581 | 32.3 | 34.1 | -105 |
| Uniting Church | 47 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 35043 | 78 | 4.4 | 3.6 | -32 |
| Christian,nfd | 38 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 35011 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +27 |
| Baptist | 28 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 35006 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -8 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 27 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 35036 | 55 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -29 |
| Buddhism | 21 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 35008 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +16 |
| Islam | 12 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 35017 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +12 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Buxton - Couridjah in 2021 compared to Douglas Park - Wilton shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 53.7% of the population nominated a religion, and 39.7% said they had no religion, compared with 63.1% and 30.6% respectively for Douglas Park - Wilton.
The largest single religion in Buxton - Couridjah was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 22.5% of the population or 501 people as adherents.
The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Buxton - Couridjah and Douglas Park - Wilton was:
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (22.5% compared to 30.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the religious affiliation of the population in Buxton - Couridjah between 2001 and 2021 was for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-105 persons)