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Wairoa DistrictCommunity profile

Maungataniwha-Raupunga

Religion

In 2018, the largest single religion in Maungataniwha-Raupunga was Anglican, with 18.2% of the population or 216 people as adherents.

Maungataniwha-Raupunga's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.

Maungataniwha-Raupunga's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Maori Descent, Country of Birth data and Languages Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is your religion?'.

Multi-response

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Religion - Ranked by size
Maungataniwha-Raupunga20182013Change
Religion - Multi-responseNumber% of the populationWairoa District %Number% of the populationWairoa District %2013 to 2018
Anglican21618.215.528224.221.4-66
Catholic847.18.41119.59.8-27
Christian nfd847.13.9816.93.9+3
Ratana695.89.1665.78.3+3
Ringatu605.12.9726.23.5-12
Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed544.54.7635.45.7-9
Other Maori christian religions151.31.200.00.2+15
Pentecostal121.01.1181.50.9-6
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 20 adherents, or less than 0.1% of the total population.

Religion - Totals
Maungataniwha-Raupunga20182013Change
Religion - totals - multi-responseNumber% of the populationWairoa District %Number% of the populationWairoa District %2013 to 2018
Total Christian48340.741.758850.449.0-105
Total Maori Christian14412.113.313811.811.9+6
Total Non Christian121.01.8151.32.1-3
No religion46539.136.128224.225.0+183
Not stated / included1028.68.519216.515.2-90
Total respondents1,08691.491.597583.584.8+111
Total responses1,206101.5101.31,215104.1103.3-9
Total population1,188100.0100.01,167100.0100.0+21
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Maungataniwha-Raupunga in 2018 compared to Wairoa District shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 53.8% of the population nominated a religion, and 39.1% said they had no religion, compared with 56.7% and 36.1% respectively for Wairoa District.

The largest single religion in Maungataniwha-Raupunga was Anglican, with 18.2% of the population or 216 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Maungataniwha-Raupunga and Wairoa District were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Christian nfd (7.1% compared to 3.9%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (18.2% compared to 15.5%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Ringatu (5.1% compared to 2.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Ratana (5.8% compared to 9.1%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest change in the religious affiliation of the population in Maungataniwha-Raupunga between 2013 and 2018 was for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-66 responses)

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