Religious Landscapes

Question 1

What is the largest religion in Australia?

Answer 1

Christianity

Question 2

2021 - CHRISTIAN?
What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Christian?

Answer 2

2021→ 43.9% of the population

Question 3

2021 was a first for Christianity in the census for what reason ?

Answer 3

the first time the majority of the population did not identify as Christian.

Question 4

Generally, how often is Christianity the major religion in Australia in the census?

Answer 4

every sngle census done in Australia

Question 5

Why is Christianity the major religion?

Answer 5

1) Colonisation. First Fleet British settlers were Christian (predominatantly Anglican) and made the populaiton almost exclusively Christian on their arrival.

Question 6

What is the largest NON-Christian religion?

Answer 6

Islam

Question 7

What is the second largest religion in Australia?

Answer 7

Islam

Question 8

What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?

Answer 8

2021 →
3.2% of the population

Question 9

2016 - MUSLIM?
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?

Answer 9

2016 →
2.6% of the population

Question 10

Why is the Islamic population so large in Australia?

Answer 10

Immigration

Question 11

2011 - BUDDHISM?
What is the 2011 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?

Answer 11

2011 →
2.5% of the population

Question 12

What is the fastest growing religion in Australia?

Answer 12

Hinduism

Question 13

How much is the change between the 2016 and the 2021 census percentages for the fastest growing religion in Australia?

Answer 13

+ 0.8%

Question 14

Why is Hinduism so large in Australia?

Answer 14

Immigration

Question 15

What religions have increased or have a large populatin because of immigration?

Answer 15

Islam, Hinduism

Question 16

Sikhism has increased it’s population percentage how many times over from 2011 to 2021?

Answer 16

almost 3x. It has practically tripled.
2011: 0.3%
(+0.2)
2016: 0.5%
(+0.3)
2021: 0.8%

Question 17

What religion has been decreasing steadily over the past censuses?

Answer 17

Christianity

Question 18

What religions have been increasing significantly from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 18

Islam and Hinduism

Question 19

What religions have remained relatively steady from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 19

Buddhism and Judaism

Question 20

What is the change in the Muslim population by percentage AND by number from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 20

By percentage: + 0.6%
By population: + 200k (approx)

Question 21

What is the change in the Hindu population by percentage AND by number from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 21

By percentage: + 0.8%
By population: + 240k

Question 22

What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Hindu?

Answer 22

2016 →
1.9% of the population

Question 23

What is the 2021
census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Hindu?

Answer 23

2021 data reports:
2.7% of the population

Question 24

What is the change in the Buddhist population by percentage from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 24

+0.3%

Question 25

2016 - Buddhist? What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?

Answer 25

2016 → 2.4% of the population

Question 26

2021 - Buddhist? What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?

Answer 26

2021 → 2.4% of the population

Question 27

What is the change in the Jewish population by percentage from 2016 to 2021?

Answer 27

0% (steady)

Question 28

What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Jewish?

Answer 28

0.4%

Question 29

What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Jewish?

Answer 29

also 0.4%

Question 30

What is the change in percentage of the non-Christian religions population (as a collective) in the last 25 years (1996 to 2021)?

Answer 30

+6.5%. went from 3.5% in 1995 to about 10% in 2021

Question 31

According to the 2021 census, what are the top four largest religions in Australia in order?

Answer 31

1) Christian 2) Islam 3) Hinduism 4) Buddhism C.H.I.B

Question 32

What are the 5 aspects of the current religios landscape in Australia

Answer 32

1) Christianity as a major religion 2) Denominational switching 3) Immigraiton 4) rise of New Age Religions 5) Secularism

Question 33

How would you describe Australia's religious landscape pre-1945?

Answer 33

mono-faith and mono-cultural

Question 34

What was introduced in 1901?

Answer 34

Immigration Restriction Act (White Australia Policy)

Question 35

What did the Immigration Restriction Act do? (and what year was it introduced?)

Answer 35

- allowed only European (white-presenting) immigrants into the country → immigrants were mostly Chrisitan adherent → ensured mostly white, Christian demographic for at least 50 years

Question 36

What is a consistent trend within Christianity?

Answer 36

There is none. Different denominations are changing in different ways

Question 37

Why has the Christian population decreased?

Answer 37

MIGRATION has introduced other mainstream religions

Question 38

How and why have traditional Christian denominations (Anglican, Uniting) changed?

Answer 38

They have lost a significant amount of members because of 1) ageing population's 2) denominational switching 3) members have switched to "no religion"

Question 39

Which Christian denomination has had the largest drop in numbers and by how much?

Answer 39

Anglican, by about 3.5%.

Question 40

What is the percentage of Anglican Christians in 2016 and 2021?

Answer 40

2016 → 13.3% 2021 → 9.8%

Question 41

How has Christians not further defined (n.f.d) changed in population AND percentage from 1996 to 2021?

Answer 41

+ 70,000 or +1.17 % 1996 → 1% 2021 → 2.7%

Question 42

Which Chrisitian denominations are steady?

Answer 42

smaller, traditional ones like Pentecostal and Baptist