Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)
Religion
In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (17.6% of all people), while 34.2% of people had no religion and 7.3% did not answer the question on religion.
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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.
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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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| Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Donvale % | Number | % | Donvale % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 9,649 | 46.4 | 55.5 | 35500 | 10,819 | 57.7 | 64.9 | -1,170 |
| Non Christian total | 2,418 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 35501 | 2,110 | 11.3 | 6.2 | +308 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 87 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 35502 | 96 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -9 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 7,125 | 34.2 | 29.7 | 35503 | 4,486 | 23.9 | 21.7 | +2,639 |
| Not stated | 1,528 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 35504 | 1,244 | 6.6 | 6.4 | +284 |
| Total Population | 20,809 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18,757 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,052 | |
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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| Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Donvale % | Number | % | Donvale % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 3,671 | 17.6 | 22.4 | 35044 | 4,179 | 22.3 | 26.1 | -508 |
| Greek Orthodox | 1,979 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 35015 | 2,217 | 11.8 | 6.4 | -238 |
| Anglican | 1,243 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 35000 | 1,466 | 7.8 | 12.0 | -223 |
| Buddhism | 1,204 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 35008 | 1,082 | 5.8 | 2.7 | +122 |
| Uniting Church | 590 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 35043 | 718 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -128 |
| Christian,nfd | 525 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 35011 | 329 | 1.8 | 2.5 | +196 |
| Islam | 502 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 35017 | 383 | 2.0 | 1.2 | +119 |
| Baptist | 397 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 35006 | 439 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -42 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 373 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 35036 | 454 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -81 |
| Hinduism | 322 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 35016 | 263 | 1.4 | 0.9 | +59 |
| Pentecostal | 206 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 35033 | 208 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -1 |
| Other Protestant | 125 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 35034 | 109 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +16 |
| Sikhism | 125 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 35041 | 105 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +21 |
| Judaism | 109 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 35019 | 160 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -51 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 82 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35014 | 82 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 73 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35022 | 91 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -18 |
| Churches of Christ | 70 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 35013 | 117 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -47 |
| Baha'i | 69 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35005 | 78 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Lutheran | 59 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 35021 | 127 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -68 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35031 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +18 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35039 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35020 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Maronite Catholic | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35023 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -12 |
| Russian Orthodox | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35037 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Chinese and Japanese Religions | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35009 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +22 |
| Salvation Army | 24 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35038 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -3 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35029 | 57 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -38 |
| Armenian Apostolic | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35001 | 7 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35018 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 16 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 35040 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +7 |
| Other Christian | 12 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 35027 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 |
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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.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2016 compared to Donvale shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 58.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 34.2% said they had no religion, compared with 62.4% and 29.7% respectively for Donvale.
The largest single religion in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 17.6% of the population or 3,671 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) and Donvale were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (9.5% compared to 5.2%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (5.8% compared to 2.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (17.6% compared to 22.4%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Other Christian (0.1% compared to 3.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-508 persons)
- Greek Orthodox (-238 persons)
- Anglican (-223 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+196 persons)