1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census results - Question 10
Religious Affiliation
| Christian Denominations |
|
|
|
| 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.