'The religious fabric of the world is changing. Increased migration has dispersed religious ideas and practices throughout the world. Changes in social attitudes have also influenced how people see themselves and their relationship with religion.The Australian population is no different.'
-Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016, introduction to religion
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H1 explains aspects of religion and belief systems
H2 describes and analyses the influence of religion and belief systems on individuals and society H3 examines the influence and expression of religion and belief systems in Australia H4 describes and analyses how aspects of religious traditions are expressed by their adherents H5 evaluates the influence of religious traditions in the life of adherents H6 organises, analyses and synthesises relevant information about religion from a variety of sources, considering usefulness, validity and bias H8 applies appropriate terminology and concepts related to religion and belief systems H9 coherently and effectively communicates complex information, ideas and issues using appropriate written, oral and graphic forms. |
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christianity |
Australia's dominant religion |
Christianity as a whole has dropped in number (-537,425), but also dropped as a proportion of the population from 68% to 52.1%.
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There are several reasons for Christianity being Australia's major religious tradition.
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non- christian religions |
sikhism |
As a whole, this category has more than doubled over the last 15 years.
All have grown, mainly as a result of immigration from non-European countries of origin
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One of the most interesting trends to come out of the 2016 census is the rise of Sikhism. The Census 2016 data revealed by Australian Bureau of Statistics this week has confirmed that with nearly 126,000 followers in Australia, Sikhism is now the fifth largest religion of the country, after Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
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"The moment you feel connected to either yourself or something bigger than you, I think you find peace, you find some kind of faith or trust and it gives you a lot of strength to have this connection to whatever it is for you."
-Svenja Dahm, yoga practitioner, SBS news, 2018
practices |
beliefs |
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