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Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds

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In Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (19.4% of all people), while 41.4% of people had no religion and 5.8% did not answer the question on religion.

Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds'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.

Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Religion totalsNumber%Coastal South %Number%Coastal South %2011 to 2021
Christian total1,87751.442.12,43269.162.5-555
Non Christian total371.01.4341.03.1+3
Non-classifiable religious belief150.40.8130.40.4+2
No Religion/secular beliefs1,51141.447.072120.526.5+790
Not stated2115.88.73219.17.6-110
Total Population3,651100.0100.03,521100.0100.0+130
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
ReligionNumber%Coastal South %Number%Coastal South %2011 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic70819.416.185824.419.1-150
Anglican67718.515.999428.226.8-317
Presbyterian and Reformed1123.12.51504.34.0-38
Christian,nfd992.71.7511.42.4+48
Uniting Church802.22.31584.55.4-78
Baptist531.51.3692.02.2-16
Greek Orthodox361.0--240.70.3+12
Pentecostal300.80.6280.80.4+2
Other Protestant210.60.1100.3--+11
Lutheran120.30.4180.50.4-6
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Coastal South shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 52.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 41.4% said they had no religion, compared with 43.5% and 47.0% respectively for Coastal South.

The largest single religion in Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 19.4% of the population or 708 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds and Coastal South were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (19.4% compared to 16.1%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (18.5% compared to 15.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Callala Bay - Currarong and Surrounds between 2011 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-317 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-150 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-78 persons)

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