Kyogle and District
Religion
In Kyogle and District in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (19.7% of all people), while 29.3% of people had no religion and 13.0% did not answer the question on religion.
Kyogle and District'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.
Kyogle and District'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
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| Kyogle and District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Kyogle Council Area % | Number | % | Kyogle Council Area % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 2,739 | 54.7 | 54.9 | 35500 | 3,110 | 62.1 | 63.2 | -371 |
| Non Christian total | 117 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 35501 | 181 | 3.6 | 3.0 | -64 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 35 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 35502 | 83 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -48 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,468 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 35503 | 1,214 | 24.3 | 23.4 | +254 |
| Not stated | 650 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 35504 | 418 | 8.4 | 9.1 | +232 |
| Total Population | 5,012 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,008 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4 | |
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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| Kyogle and District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Kyogle Council Area % | Number | % | Kyogle Council Area % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 988 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 35044 | 1,130 | 22.6 | 19.6 | -142 |
| Anglican | 845 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 35000 | 986 | 19.7 | 21.4 | -141 |
| Uniting Church | 360 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 35043 | 446 | 8.9 | 8.0 | -86 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 219 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 35036 | 254 | 5.1 | 6.1 | -35 |
| Other Christian | 98 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 35027 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +85 |
| Pentecostal | 85 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 35033 | 52 | 1.0 | 2.3 | +33 |
| Buddhism | 69 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 35008 | 96 | 1.9 | 1.6 | -27 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 45 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 35018 | 30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +15 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 26 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 35040 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +11 |
| Baptist | 26 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 35006 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3 |
| Hinduism | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35016 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +5 |
| Other Nature Religions | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35030 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Other Protestant | 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35034 | 9 | 0.2 | 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 Kyogle and District in 2016 compared to Kyogle Council Area shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a similar proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 57.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 29.3% said they had no religion, compared with 57.5% and 29.7% respectively for Kyogle Council Area.
The largest single religion in Kyogle and District was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 19.7% of the population or 988 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Kyogle and District and Kyogle Council Area were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Other Christian (1.9% compared to 0.1%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (19.7% compared to 18.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Kyogle and District between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-142 persons)
- Anglican (-141 persons)
- Uniting Church (-86 persons)
- Other Christian (+85 persons)