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In Thornbury (West) in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (16.4% of all people), while 59.2% of people had no religion and 4.2% did not answer the question on religion.

Thornbury (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.

Thornbury (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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Thornbury (West) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%Preston %Number%Preston %2001 to 2021
Christian total2,29630.036.23,73255.365.5-1,437
Non Christian total4225.511.26169.111.2-195
Non-classifiable religious belief811.10.82273.42.0-146
No Religion/secular beliefs4,52459.246.71,44121.413.4+3,082
Not stated3244.25.073010.87.9-407
Total Population7,647100.0100.06,749100.0100.0+898
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Thornbury (West) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%Preston %Number%Preston %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic1,25316.418.61,87327.832.5-621
Greek Orthodox4455.87.868810.211.3-244
Anglican1972.62.54526.78.4-256
Islam1281.74.82463.65.9-118
Buddhism1201.63.12293.43.9-109
Christian,nfd1171.52.2620.90.8+55
Hinduism841.12.4821.20.9+1
Uniting Church610.80.81562.32.6-95
Maronite Catholic550.70.4651.00.5-11
Presbyterian and Reformed410.50.51061.61.7-65
Show all (18 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 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 Thornbury (West) in 2021 compared to Preston shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 35.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 59.2% said they had no religion, compared with 47.5% and 46.7% respectively for Preston.

The largest single religion in Thornbury (West) was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 16.4% of the population or 1,253 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Thornbury (West) and Preston were:

  • A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (1.7% compared to 4.8%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (16.4% compared to 18.6%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (5.8% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Buddhism (1.6% compared to 3.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Thornbury (West) between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-621 persons)
  • Anglican (-256 persons)
  • Greek Orthodox (-244 persons)
  • Islam (-118 persons)

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