Morphett Vale (West)
Religion
In Morphett Vale (West) in 2016, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (14.7% of all people), while 42.5% of people had no religion and 8.7% did not answer the question on religion.
Morphett Vale (West)'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.
Morphett Vale (West)'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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| Morphett Vale (West) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Sellicks Beach % | Number | % | Sellicks Beach % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 4,272 | 44.8 | 35.8 | 35500 | 4,845 | 53.0 | 42.7 | -573 |
| Non Christian total | 304 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 35501 | 207 | 2.3 | 2.4 | +97 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 81 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 35502 | 126 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -45 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 4,053 | 42.5 | 49.8 | 35503 | 2,958 | 32.4 | 43.5 | +1,095 |
| Not stated | 831 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 35504 | 1,007 | 11.0 | 9.8 | -176 |
| Total Population | 9,541 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,143 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +398 | |
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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| Morphett Vale (West) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Sellicks Beach % | Number | % | Sellicks Beach % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,404 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 35044 | 1,506 | 16.5 | 11.7 | -102 |
| Anglican | 999 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 35000 | 1,287 | 14.1 | 14.5 | -288 |
| Uniting Church | 607 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 35043 | 716 | 7.8 | 5.9 | -109 |
| Christian,nfd | 366 | 3.8 | -- | 35011 | 254 | 2.8 | 1.4 | +112 |
| Baptist | 145 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 35006 | 202 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -57 |
| Lutheran | 144 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 35021 | 273 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -129 |
| Pentecostal | 102 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 35033 | 116 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -14 |
| Buddhism | 102 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 35008 | 44 | 0.5 | 1.6 | +58 |
| Greek Orthodox | 102 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 35015 | 112 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -10 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 100 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 35036 | 121 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -21 |
| Islam | 73 | 0.8 | -- | 35017 | 70 | 0.8 | -- | +3 |
| Hinduism | 52 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35016 | 27 | 0.3 | -- | +25 |
| Other Protestant | 51 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 35034 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +24 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 47 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 35018 | 39 | 0.4 | 1.6 | +8 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 38 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35020 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +16 |
| Churches of Christ | 30 | 0.3 | -- | 35013 | 51 | 0.6 | -- | -21 |
| Salvation Army | 29 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35038 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -14 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35040 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1 |
| Sikhism | 22 | 0.2 | -- | 35041 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +19 |
| Other Christian | 22 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 35027 | 18 | 0.2 | -- | +4 |
| Wiccan/Witchcraft | 15 | 0.2 | -- | 35045 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Maronite Catholic | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 35023 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35039 | 6 | 0.1 | -- | +7 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 35031 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Paganism | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 35035 | 15 | 0.2 | -- | -5 |
| Spiritualism | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35042 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 |
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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 Morphett Vale (West) in 2016 compared to Sellicks Beach shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 48.0% of the population nominated a religion, and 42.5% said they had no religion, compared with 38.0% and 49.8% respectively for Sellicks Beach.
The largest single religion in Morphett Vale (West) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 14.7% of the population or 1,404 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Morphett Vale (West) and Sellicks Beach were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian,nfd (3.8% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (14.7% compared to 11.7%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Uniting Church (6.4% compared to 4.4%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Other Christian (0.2% compared to 2.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Morphett Vale (West) between 2011 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-288 persons)
- Lutheran (-129 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+112 persons)
- Uniting Church (-109 persons)