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 Changing patterns of religious adherence

Challenge

What are the changing patterns of religious adherence using census data?

There are three sources of information
 * 1) Census - religious identification
 * 2) Sample surveys e.g. Australian Community Survey (1998) and Wellbeing and Security Survey (2002) - information about beliefs and practices of total population
 * 3) National Church Life Survey - in 20001 covered 19 denominations and provides in depth picture of about 90% of all who attend a church on a typical Sunday

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/bb8db737e2af84b8ca2571780015701e/bfdda1ca506d6cfaca2570de0014496e!OpenDocument


 * Which was the largest non-Christian religion in 1985?
 * Account for the statistics associated with the Methodists, Presbyterians, Uniting Church and the 'other' category between 1976 and 1981.

Post war immigration

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Post World War 2

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Challenge
 * Download a map of the world

Indicate in the map the countries from which people immigrated to Australia after WW2 until the present.

Describe the current Australian Religious landscape