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Religious Landscapes Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest religion in Australia?

A

Christianity

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

A

2021→ 43.9% of the population

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3
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2021 was a first for Christianity in the census for what reason ?

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

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4
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Generally, how often is Christianity the major religion in Australia in the census?

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every sngle census done in Australia

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5
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Why is Christianity the major religion?

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

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6
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What is the largest NON-Christian religion?

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Islam

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7
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What is the second largest religion in Australia?

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Islam

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8
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What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?

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2021 →
3.2% of the population

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9
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2016 - MUSLIM?
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?

A

2016 →
2.6% of the population

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10
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Why is the Islamic population so large in Australia?

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Immigration

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

A

2011 →
2.5% of the population

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12
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What is the fastest growing religion in Australia?

A

Hinduism

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13
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How much is the change between the 2016 and the 2021 census percentages for the fastest growing religion in Australia?

A

+ 0.8%

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14
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Why is Hinduism so large in Australia?

A

Immigration

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15
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What religions have increased or have a large populatin because of immigration?

A

Islam, Hinduism

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16
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Sikhism has increased it’s population percentage how many times over from 2011 to 2021?

A

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

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17
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What religion has been decreasing steadily over the past censuses?

A

Christianity

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18
Q

What religions have been increasing significantly from 2016 to 2021?

A

Islam and Hinduism

19
Q

What religions have remained relatively steady from 2016 to 2021?

A

Buddhism and Judaism

20
Q

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

A

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

21
Q

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

A

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

22
Q

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

A

2016 →
1.9% of the population

23
Q

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

A

2021 data reports:
2.7% of the population

24
Q

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

A

+0.3%

25
Q

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

A

2016 →
2.4% of the population

26
Q

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

A

2021 →
2.4% of the population

27
Q

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

A

0% (steady)

28
Q

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

A

0.4%

29
Q

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

A

also 0.4%

30
Q

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

A

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

31
Q

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

A

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

32
Q

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

A

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

33
Q

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

A

mono-faith and mono-cultural

34
Q

What was introduced in 1901?

A

Immigration Restriction Act (White Australia Policy)

35
Q

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

A
  • allowed only European (white-presenting) immigrants into the country → immigrants were mostly Chrisitan adherent → ensured mostly white, Christian demographic for at least 50 years
36
Q

What is a consistent trend within Christianity?

A

There is none. Different denominations are changing in different ways

37
Q

Why has the Christian population decreased?

A

MIGRATION has introduced other mainstream religions

38
Q

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

A

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

39
Q

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

A

Anglican, by about 3.5%.

40
Q

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

A

2016 → 13.3%
2021 → 9.8%

41
Q

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

A

+ 70,000 or
+1.17 %

1996 → 1%
2021 → 2.7%

42
Q

Which Chrisitian denominations are steady?

A

smaller, traditional ones like Pentecostal and Baptist

43
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A

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