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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (16.5% of all people), while 48.2% of people had no religion and 6.7% did not answer the question on religion.
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera'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.
Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera'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.
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
| Religion - Summary | |||||||
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| Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Division 14 % | Number | % | Division 14 % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Christian total | 3,269 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 3,866 | 67.2 | 69.1 | -597 |
| Non Christian total | 128 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 103 | 1.8 | 1.6 | +25 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 60 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 181 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -122 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 3,696 | 48.2 | 46.9 | 966 | 16.8 | 16.2 | +2,730 |
| Not stated | 511 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 632 | 11.0 | 10.7 | -121 |
| Total Population | 7,664 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,749 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,914 |
| Religion - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Religion | Number | % | Division 14 % | Number | % | Division 14 % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,267 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 1,272 | 22.1 | 24.3 | -6 |
| Anglican | 895 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 1,337 | 23.3 | 25.1 | -443 |
| Uniting Church | 270 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 442 | 7.7 | 6.7 | -173 |
| Christian,nfd | 224 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 130 | 2.3 | 1.8 | +94 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 128 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 225 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -97 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 101 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 57 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +43 |
| Baptist | 89 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 117 | 2.1 | 1.5 | -29 |
| Lutheran | 76 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 105 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -30 |
| Pentecostal | 74 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 71 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +2 |
| Buddhism | 66 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 40 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +26 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera in 2021 compared to Division 14 shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 44.3% of the population nominated a religion, and 48.2% said they had no religion, compared with 45.2% and 46.9% respectively for Division 14.
The largest single religion in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 16.5% of the population or 1,267 people as adherents.
The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera and Division 14 was:
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (16.5% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-443 persons)
- Uniting Church (-173 persons)
- Presbyterian and Reformed (-97 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+94 persons)
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