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The world hit a new benchmark of 7 billion people just recently, and Australia has hit a population of 23 million. Our population has actually doubled since 1966 (11.5 million), and at that time 1 in 4 Aussies attended church (2.6 million). These days, with double the population, our church attendance has actually dwindled to less than 1 in 14 (1.6 million). Looking at the ABS religious statistics might give some false positives for Christian leaders, showing that while 61% of Australians tick the Christianity box, only around 1 in 10 of these regularly attend church. In our research, we gave Australians the option to select both spirituality and religion. The findings showed that Australians identifying with the Christian faith dropped from 6 in 10, to 4 in 10. Overall, only 9% were actively practising and regularly attending a place of worship.
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Source: ABS, NCLS,McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle.com.au know the times
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STRONGRESERVATIONS
some issues withchristianity
It’s not for me But Ivalue religious freedom
I believE inChristianity’sEthics & Values
I believe muchof christianity
I believe in ChristianityBut don’t considermyself a Christian
I consider myselfa Christian
Beliefs & attitudes towards Christianity
ChurcH ATTENDERS & TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE GROUP
ACTIVELY PRACTISING ®ULARLY ATTENDING not very active /
not regularlYattending9%
Spiritualitymore thanreligion
40%Christianity, notjust spirituality
OtherReligionS
6%
30%No Religion
64%Christianity
And just 9%of Australians are
strongly active in practising & attending
However for more than 1/3of these it is more “spirituality”
than Christianity
The census results showthe majority of australiansidentify their religion as christianity
Christians & Christianity Defined
CHRISTIANITY IN AUSTRALIA
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