Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Australia 2021 Census Data - Number of Self-Reported Latter-day Saints by State/Territory

The 2021 Australian Census also includes a geographical breakdown of the number of self-reported Latter-day Saints by state or territory. See below for Australian states/territories listed in descending order by the percent of self-affiliated Latter-day Saints. The number after the administrative division name is the number of self-affiliated Latter-day Saints, whereas the last number of the line is the percentage of self-affiliated Latter-day Saints in the population.

  • Queensland - 20,192 - 0.39%
  • Tasmania - 1,340 - 0.24% 
  • Northern Territory - 549 - 0.24%
  • Western Australia - 5,951 - 0.22%
  • New South Wales - 14,893 - 0.18%
  • Victoria - 11,457 - 0.18%
  • South Australia - 2,794 - 0.16%
  • Australian Capital Territory - 696 - 0.15%

The percentage of Christians by Australian state/territory is as follows:

  • New South Wales - 47.6%
  • Queensland - 45.7%
  • Western Australia - 41.1%
  • Victoria - 40.9%
  • Northern Territory - 40.5%
  • South Australia - 40.0%
  • Tasmania - 38.4%
  • Australian Capital Territory - 38.1%

The 2021 Australian Census data can be found here.

1 comment:

Chris D. said...

Recently organized, as previously announced by the Church, the new "England Bristol Mission - 2019108", which includes the following Stakes/Districts :

Stakes
506710 Bristol England (from Birmingham Mission)
515450 Cardiff Wales ( " )
515299 Cheltenham England ( " )
507482 Merthyr Tydfil Wales ( " )
510130 Plymouth England ( " )
515264 Poole England ( " )
506605 Portsmouth England (from London Mission)

+ the Channel Islands (Guernsey + Jersey)

https://classic.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/#ll=51.144975,-2.403482&z=7&m=google.hybrid&layers=stakecenter,mission&q=England%20Bristol%20Mission&find=mission:2019108

Also in Mission realignments:

506052 Norwich England (from Leeds Mission to Birmingham Mission)
516015 Ipswich England (from London Mission to Birmingham Mission)

Leaving the England Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester Missions each with 7 Stakes, and the England London Mission with 10 Stakes.