Appendix B Australian Religious Statistics


1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census results - Question 10
Religious Affiliation
 
Christian Denominations
Male
Female
Total
Anglican
1,867,364
2,035,960
3,903,324
Baptist
139,480
155,698
295,178
Brethren
10,599
11,464
22,063
Catholic
2,332,441
2,466,509
4,798,950
Churches of Christ
33,377
41,646
75,023
Jehovah's Witnesses
37,145
46,269
83,414
Latter Day Saints
21,171
23,941
45,112
Lutheran
121,009
128,980
249,989
Oriental Christian
15,979
15,363
31,342
Orthodox 
253,261
243,754 
497,015
Pentecostal
81,640
93,080
174,720
Presbyterian & Reformed
328,126
347,408
675,534
Salvation Army
32,975
41,170
74,145
Seventh- day Adventist
23,831
28,824
52,655
Uniting Church
611,979
722,938
1,334,917
Other Protestant
23,395
26,821
50,216
Other Christian
15,574
17,484
33,058
Christian, n. f. d. 
87,885
98,224
186,109
Total Christian
6,037,231
6,545,533
12,582,764
       
Non- Christian:      
Buddhism 
97,173
102,639
199,812
Hinduism 
34,950
32,32
67,279
Islam
105,313
95,572
200,885
Judaism 
38,560
41,245
79,805
Other religions 
34,651
33,996
68,647
Total
310,647
305,781
616,428
       
No religion (a)
1,609,849
1,339,039
2,948,888
Inadequately described(b)
28,967
25,197
54,164
Not stated
796,732
753,853
1,550,585
Overseas visitors
65,798
73,796
139,594
       
Total Census Population
8,849,224
9,043,199
17,892,423

(b)   Includes 'No religion n. f. d.', 'Agnosticism', 'Atheism', 'Humanism' and 'Rationalism'.
(a)   Includes 'Religious belief, n. f. d.'.
 
 

source: 1996 census of population and housing.

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