Cultural diversity
Religion
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
About this topic
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
This topic helps show the religious diversity of an area and can support planning for community facilities, faith-based services, and inclusive engagement. It is best interpreted with ancestry, birthplace, and language, which together provide a broader picture of cultural composition.
Interpretation notes
- This records stated religious affiliation, not attendance or level of religious practice.
- No religion and not stated are part of the overall picture, so interpretation should consider both affiliation and non-response.
Key insight
In 2021, Western Catholic was the most common religious affiliation among residents in St Johns Park, accounting for 29.5% (1,850 people). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (26.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 161 people and 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
St Johns Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for St Johns Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for St Johns Park, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Western Catholic
Buddhism
No Religion, so described
Not stated
Christianity, nfd
Serbian Orthodox
Islam
Assyrian Church of the East
Anglican Church of Australia
Chaldean Catholic
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Western Catholic
+12
-0.5pp
Buddhism
+80
+0.6pp
No Religion, so described
+161
+2.2pp
Not stated
-97
-1.7pp
Christianity, nfd
+39
+0.5pp
Serbian Orthodox
+1
-0.1pp
Islam
+48
+0.8pp
Assyrian Church of the East
+6
0.0pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-48
-0.9pp
Chaldean Catholic
+9
+0.2pp
Data table
Religion for St Johns Park. Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Western Catholic | 1,850 | 29.5% | 26.3% | 1,838 | 30.0% | 28.1% | +12 | -0.5pp |
| Buddhism | 1,682 | 26.8% | 19.9% | 1,602 | 26.2% | 20.7% | +80 | +0.6pp |
| No Religion, so described | 1,040 | 16.6% | 14.6% | 879 | 14.4% | 12.6% | +161 | +2.2pp |
| Not stated | 309 | 4.9% | 7.0% | 406 | 6.6% | 7.0% | -97 | -1.7pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 216 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 177 | 2.9% | 3.6% | +39 | +0.5pp |
| Serbian Orthodox | 178 | 2.8% | 1.4% | 177 | 2.9% | 1.4% | +1 | -0.1pp |
| Islam | 148 | 2.4% | 6.3% | 100 | 1.6% | 5.9% | +48 | +0.8pp |
| Assyrian Church of the East | 138 | 2.2% | 4.0% | 132 | 2.2% | 3.2% | +6 | 0.0pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 122 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 170 | 2.8% | 3.7% | -48 | -0.9pp |
| Chaldean Catholic | 85 | 1.4% | 3.0% | 76 | 1.2% | 2.2% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| Total | 6,277 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,120 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +157 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.