North Wonthaggi
Religion
In North Wonthaggi in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (22.0% of all people), while 38.7% of people had no religion and 8.9% did not answer the question on religion.
North Wonthaggi'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.
North Wonthaggi'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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| North Wonthaggi - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Eurobodalla Shire % | Number | % | Eurobodalla Shire % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 1,376 | 49.5 | 56.3 | 35500 | 1,449 | 61.5 | 69.1 | -73 |
| Non Christian total | 68 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 35501 | 22 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +46 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 14 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 35502 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,076 | 38.7 | 31.4 | 35503 | 599 | 25.4 | 19.1 | +477 |
| Not stated | 247 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 35504 | 272 | 11.6 | 9.8 | -25 |
| Total Population | 2,782 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,357 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +425 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| North Wonthaggi - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Eurobodalla Shire % | Number | % | Eurobodalla Shire % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 615 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 35044 | 653 | 27.7 | 24.0 | -38 |
| Anglican | 400 | 14.3 | 22.4 | 35000 | 440 | 18.7 | 29.2 | -40 |
| Uniting Church | 104 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 35043 | 139 | 5.9 | 5.1 | -35 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 74 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 35036 | 65 | 2.8 | 4.2 | +8 |
| Baptist | 61 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 35006 | 37 | 1.6 | 1.2 | +24 |
| Christian,nfd | 46 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 35011 | 5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | +41 |
| Buddhism | 26 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 35008 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +14 |
| Salvation Army | 26 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 35038 | 44 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -19 |
| Hinduism | 17 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35016 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 17 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 35018 | 28 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -12 |
| Pentecostal | 17 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 35033 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +4 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. 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).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of North Wonthaggi in 2016 compared to Eurobodalla Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 51.9% of the population nominated a religion, and 38.7% said they had no religion, compared with 57.9% and 31.4% respectively for Eurobodalla Shire.
The largest single religion in North Wonthaggi was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 22.0% of the population or 615 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of North Wonthaggi and Eurobodalla Shire were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Baptist (2.2% compared to 0.9%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (14.3% compared to 22.4%)
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in North Wonthaggi between 2006 and 2016.