Christianity in Australia

CHRISTIANITY IN AUSTRALIA CHRISTIANS & CHRISTIANITY DEFINED HOWEVER FOR MORE THAN 1/3 OF THESE IT IS MORE “SPIRITUALITY" THAN CHRISTIANITY SPIRITUALITY MORE THAN RELIGION 30% NO RELIGION 64% 40% CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIANITY, NOT JUST SPIRITUALITY 6% OTHER RELIGIONS ACTIVELY PRACTISING & REGULARLY ATTENDING THE CENSUS RESULTS SHOW THE MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIANS IDENTIFY THEIR RELIGION AS CHRISTIANITY NOT VERY ACTIVE / NOT REGULARLY ATTENDING 9% AND JUST 9% OF AUSTRALIANS ARE STRONGLY ACTIVE IN PRACTISING & ATTENDING CHURCH ATTENDERS & TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE GROUP BASED ON AUSTRALIANS AGED 15+ % OF Å % OF UNDERREPRESENTED 6% i 15-19 IN THE CHURCH 9% 8% 20-29 20% 12% 30-39 17% 17% 40-49 18% 19% 50-59 16% 17% 60-69 12% 21% 70+ i 9% BELIEFS & ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY I CONSIDER MYSELF 33% A CHRISTIAN I BELIEVE IN CHRISTIANITY 5% BUT DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A CHRISTIAN I BELIEVE MUCH OF CHRISTIANITY 5% -2 -3 15% IBELIEVE IN IT'S NOT FOR ME BUTI 13% CHRISTIANITY'S ETHICS & VALUES -4 VALUE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -11% CHRISTIANITY SOME ISSUES WITH -5 STRONG 13% -6 RESERVATIONS PASSIONATELY AY0 OPPOSED Source: ABS, NCLS, mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times McCrindle Research, 2012 research MODERATE BUILDERS BABY BOOMERS X N99