Maranoa Ward
Religion
In Maranoa Ward in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (18.7% of all people), while 36.4% of people had no religion and 7.5% did not answer the question on religion.
Maranoa Ward'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.
Maranoa Ward'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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| Maranoa Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Studley Ward % | Number | % | Studley Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 7,178 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 35500 | 8,737 | 53.9 | 54.1 | -1,559 |
| Non Christian total | 1,815 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 35501 | 1,854 | 11.5 | 7.8 | -39 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 68 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 35502 | 119 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -51 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 5,891 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 35503 | 4,429 | 27.4 | 28.6 | +1,462 |
| Not stated | 1,213 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 35504 | 1,055 | 6.5 | 8.3 | +159 |
| Total Population | 16,167 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,196 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -29 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Maranoa Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Studley Ward % | Number | % | Studley Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 3,026 | 18.7 | 24.8 | 35044 | 3,547 | 21.9 | 27.9 | -521 |
| Anglican | 1,342 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 35000 | 1,884 | 11.6 | 10.9 | -542 |
| Buddhism | 939 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 35008 | 1,017 | 6.3 | 3.3 | -79 |
| Greek Orthodox | 804 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 35015 | 915 | 5.7 | 4.2 | -111 |
| Uniting Church | 557 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 35043 | 813 | 5.0 | 3.9 | -256 |
| Hinduism | 498 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 35016 | 429 | 2.7 | 1.8 | +69 |
| Baptist | 368 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 35006 | 418 | 2.6 | 1.2 | -50 |
| Christian,nfd | 365 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 35011 | 328 | 2.0 | 1.4 | +37 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 249 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 35036 | 338 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -89 |
| Islam | 194 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 35017 | 199 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -5 |
| Pentecostal | 117 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 35033 | 100 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +16 |
| Other Protestant | 77 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 35034 | 61 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +16 |
| Lutheran | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35021 | 97 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -49 |
| Judaism | 41 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 35019 | 93 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -52 |
| Sikhism | 41 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35041 | 49 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -8 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 30 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 35014 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Churches of Christ | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35013 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -13 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35022 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +3 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35040 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -8 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35020 | 10 | 0.1 | -- | +7 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35039 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35031 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -5 |
| Salvation Army | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35038 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Other Oriental Orthodox | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35032 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Russian Orthodox | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35037 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +2 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 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).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Maranoa Ward in 2016 compared to Studley Ward shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 55.6% of the population nominated a religion, and 36.4% said they had no religion, compared with 52.4% and 37.5% respectively for Studley Ward.
The largest single religion in Maranoa Ward was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 18.7% of the population or 3,026 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Maranoa Ward and Studley Ward were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (5.8% compared to 3.1%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Hinduism (3.1% compared to 1.6%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Baptist (2.3% compared to 1.0%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (18.7% compared to 24.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Maranoa Ward between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-542 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-521 persons)
- Uniting Church (-256 persons)
- Greek Orthodox (-111 persons)