Religious Landscapes Flashcards
What is the largest religion in Australia?
Christianity
2021 - CHRISTIAN?
What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Christian?
2021→ 43.9% of the population
2021 was a first for Christianity in the census for what reason ?
the first time the majority of the population did not identify as Christian.
Generally, how often is Christianity the major religion in Australia in the census?
every sngle census done in Australia
Why is Christianity the major religion?
1) Colonisation. First Fleet British settlers were Christian (predominatantly Anglican) and made the populaiton almost exclusively Christian on their arrival.
What is the largest NON-Christian religion?
Islam
What is the second largest religion in Australia?
Islam
What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?
2021 →
3.2% of the population
2016 - MUSLIM?
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Muslim?
2016 →
2.6% of the population
Why is the Islamic population so large in Australia?
Immigration
2011 - BUDDHISM?
What is the 2011 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?
2011 →
2.5% of the population
What is the fastest growing religion in Australia?
Hinduism
How much is the change between the 2016 and the 2021 census percentages for the fastest growing religion in Australia?
+ 0.8%
Why is Hinduism so large in Australia?
Immigration
What religions have increased or have a large populatin because of immigration?
Islam, Hinduism
Sikhism has increased it’s population percentage how many times over from 2011 to 2021?
almost 3x. It has practically tripled.
2011: 0.3%
(+0.2)
2016: 0.5%
(+0.3)
2021: 0.8%
What religion has been decreasing steadily over the past censuses?
Christianity
What religions have been increasing significantly from 2016 to 2021?
Islam and Hinduism
What religions have remained relatively steady from 2016 to 2021?
Buddhism and Judaism
What is the change in the Muslim population by percentage AND by number from 2016 to 2021?
By percentage: + 0.6%
By population: + 200k (approx)
What is the change in the Hindu population by percentage AND by number from 2016 to 2021?
By percentage: + 0.8%
By population: + 240k
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Hindu?
2016 →
1.9% of the population
What is the 2021
census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Hindu?
2021 data reports:
2.7% of the population
What is the change in the Buddhist population by percentage from 2016 to 2021?
+0.3%
2016 - Buddhist?
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?
2016 →
2.4% of the population
2021 - Buddhist?
What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Buddhist?
2021 →
2.4% of the population
What is the change in the Jewish population by percentage from 2016 to 2021?
0% (steady)
What is the 2016 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Jewish?
0.4%
What is the 2021 census data on the percentage of Australia that identifies as Jewish?
also 0.4%
What is the change in percentage of the non-Christian religions population (as a collective) in the last 25 years (1996 to 2021)?
+6.5%.
went from 3.5% in 1995
to about 10% in 2021
According to the 2021 census, what are the top four largest religions in Australia in order?
1) Christian
2) Islam
3) Hinduism
4) Buddhism
C.H.I.B
What are the 5 aspects of the current religios landscape in Australia
1) Christianity as a major religion
2) Denominational switching
3) Immigraiton
4) rise of New Age Religions
5) Secularism
How would you describe Australia’s religious landscape pre-1945?
mono-faith and mono-cultural
What was introduced in 1901?
Immigration Restriction Act (White Australia Policy)
What did the Immigration Restriction Act do? (and what year was it introduced?)
- allowed only European (white-presenting) immigrants into the country → immigrants were mostly Chrisitan adherent → ensured mostly white, Christian demographic for at least 50 years
What is a consistent trend within Christianity?
There is none. Different denominations are changing in different ways
Why has the Christian population decreased?
MIGRATION has introduced other mainstream religions
How and why have traditional Christian denominations (Anglican, Uniting) changed?
They have lost a significant amount of members because of
1) ageing population’s
2) denominational switching
3) members have switched to “no religion”
Which Christian denomination has had the largest drop in numbers and by how much?
Anglican, by about 3.5%.
What is the percentage of Anglican Christians in 2016 and 2021?
2016 → 13.3%
2021 → 9.8%
How has Christians not further defined (n.f.d) changed in population AND percentage from 1996 to 2021?
+ 70,000 or
+1.17 %
1996 → 1%
2021 → 2.7%
Which Chrisitian denominations are steady?
smaller, traditional ones like Pentecostal and Baptist
