|
5.52 MAJOR
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS |
|
Religious |
affiliation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christianity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Census year |
Anglican
% |
Catholic
% |
Other
% |
Total
% |
Other religions
% |
No religion
% |
Not stated/
inadequately described
% |
Total
'000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1901
|
39.7
|
22.7
|
33.7
|
96.1
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
(a)2.0
|
3,773.8
|
|
1911
|
38.4
|
22.4
|
35.1
|
95.9
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
(a)2.9
|
4,455.0
|
|
1921
|
43.7
|
21.7
|
31.6
|
96.9
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
(a)1.9
|
5,435.7
|
|
1933
|
38.7
|
19.6
|
28.1
|
86.4
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
12.9
|
6,629.8
|
|
1947
|
39.0
|
20.9
|
28.1
|
88.0
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
11.1
|
7,579.4
|
|
1954
|
37.9
|
22.9
|
28.5
|
89.4
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
9.7
|
8,986.5
|
|
1961
|
34.9
|
24.9
|
28.4
|
88.3
|
0.7
|
0.4
|
10.7
|
10,508.2
|
|
1966
|
33.5
|
26.2
|
28.5
|
88.2
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
10.3
|
11,599.5
|
|
1971
|
31.0
|
27.0
|
28.2
|
86.2
|
0.8
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
12,755.6
|
|
1976
|
27.7
|
25.7
|
25.2
|
78.6
|
1.0
|
8.3
|
11.4
|
13,548.4
|
|
1981
|
26.1
|
26.0
|
24.3
|
76.4
|
1.4
|
10.8
|
11.4
|
14,576.3
|
|
1986
|
23.9
|
26.0
|
23.0
|
73.0
|
2.0
|
12.7
|
12.4
|
15,602.2
|
|
1991
|
23.8
|
27.3
|
22.9
|
74.0
|
2.6
|
12.9
|
10.5
|
16,850.3
|
|
1996
|
22.0
|
27.0
|
21.9
|
70.9
|
3.5
|
16.6
|
9.0
|
17,752.8
|
Table 5.53 shows the breakdown of
religious groupings by the number and percentage of affiliates at the
1991 and 1996 Censuses, and the growth which occurred during that
five-year period.
5.53 RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
|
| |
|
1991 |
|
1996 |
|
| |
No.
'000 |
Proportion
% |
No.
'000 |
Proportion
% |
Growth
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christianity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anglican |
4,018.8 |
23.8 |
3,903.3 |
22.0 |
-2.9 |
|
Baptist |
279.8 |
1.7 |
295.2 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
|
Catholic |
4,606.7 |
27.3 |
4,799.0 |
27.0 |
4.2 |
|
Churches of Christ |
78.3 |
0.5 |
75.0 |
0.4 |
-4.2 |
|
Jehovah's Witness |
74.7 |
0.4 |
83.4 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
|
Lutheran |
250.9 |
1.5 |
250.0 |
1.4 |
-0.4 |
|
Orthodox |
474.9 |
2.8 |
497.0 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
|
Pentecostal |
150.6 |
0.9 |
174.7 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
|
Presbyterian and
Reformed |
732.0 |
4.3 |
675.5 |
3.8 |
-7.7 |
|
Salvation Army |
72.3 |
0.4 |
74.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
|
Uniting Church |
1,387.7 |
8.2 |
1,334.9 |
7.5 |
-3.8 |
|
Other Christian |
339.6 |
2.0 |
420.6 |
2.4 |
23.9 |
|
Buddhism |
139.8 |
0.8 |
199.8 |
1.1 |
42.9 |
|
Hinduism |
43.6 |
0.3 |
67.9 |
0.4 |
54.4 |
|
Islam |
147.5 |
0.9 |
200.9 |
1.1 |
36.2 |
|
Judaism |
74.3 |
0.4 |
79.8 |
0.4 |
7.6 |
|
Other religions |
40.0 |
0.2 |
68.6 |
0.4 |
71.6 |
|
No religion |
2,176.6 |
12.9 |
2,948.9 |
16.6 |
35.5 |
|
Not stated/inadequately described |
1,762.1 |
10.5 |
1,604.7 |
9.0 |
-8.9 |
|
Total |
16,850.3 |
100.0 |
17,752.8 |
100.0 |
5.4 |
|
