Christianity in Australia
Christianity is the largest religion in Australia. According to the 2021 census, 43.9% of Australians are Christians.[1] Catholicism is the largest denomination. 43.4% of all Christians in 2016 are Catholics.[2][3]
The Church of England had special advantages and rights in Colonial Australia. The Church Act 1836 allowed other churches such as the Church of Scotland and the Catholic church to get equal funding to build churches.[4][5]
Christianity In Australia Media
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People who identify as Christian as a percentage of the total population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census
Major religious affiliations in Australia by census year
Richard Johnson, the chaplain to the First Fleet
St Mary Mackillop is Australia's first canonised saint of the Catholic Church
Eva Burrows was the 13th General of the Salvation Army (worldwide leader).
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, Belmore, Sydney. Waves of post-World War II multicultural migration diversified the makeup of Christianity in Australia.
Pope Benedict XVI arriving at Barangaroo, Sydney for World Youth Day 2008.
Statue of Sir Douglas Nicholls and his wife, Lady Nicholls, at the Parliament of Victoria. Nicholls was a Christian pastor, Aboriginal activist and former governor of South Australia.
All Saints Anglican Church on Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait.
St Vincent de Paul Society Opportunity shop in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
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References
- ↑ Cultural diversity: Census, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (in en). www.abs.gov.au (2022-06-28). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Census data reveals "no religion" is rising fast". Press release. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/7E65A144540551D7CA258148000E2B85?OpenDocument. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ 2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016: Religion. 2106 Australian Census (20 July 2017)Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ Bourke Church Act. Defining MomentsNational Museum of Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Ngui, Samantha. Freedom to worship: frameworks for the realisation of religious minority rights (2008)University of New South Wales. p. 40. Retrieved 20 October 2023.