Otago Peninsula
Religion
In 2018, the largest single religion in Otago Peninsula was Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed, with 7.4% of the population or 63 people as adherents.
Otago Peninsula'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.
Otago Peninsula's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Māori Descent, Country of Birth data and Languages Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is your religion?'.
Multi-response
Total population
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otago Peninsula | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Religion - Multi-response | Number | % of the population | Māori Hill % | Number | % of the population | Māori Hill % | 2013 to 2018 | |
| Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed | 63 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 882 | 78 | 10.0 | 18.8 | -15 |
| Catholic | 42 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 874 | 51 | 6.5 | 10.3 | -9 |
| Anglican | 39 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 871 | 57 | 7.3 | 12.7 | -18 |
| Christian nfd | 33 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 875 | 33 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window)
2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)
(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High(opens a new window)
Excludes religions with fewer than 20 adherents, or less than 0.1% of the total population.
| Religion - Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otago Peninsula | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Religion - totals - multi-response | Number | % of the population | Māori Hill % | Number | % of the population | Māori Hill % | 2013 to 2018 | |
 Total Christian | 198 | 23.2 | 42.4 | 889 | 258 | 33.1 | 49.2 | -60 |
| Total Māori Christian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 890 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Total Non Christian | 27 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 891 | 21 | 2.7 | 2.9 | +6 |
| No religion | 549 | 64.4 | 49.3 | 892 | 423 | 54.2 | 41.1 | +126 |
| Not stated / included | 78 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 893 | 111 | 14.2 | 8.6 | -33 |
| Total respondents | 774 | 90.8 | 94.7 | 8951 | 669 | 85.8 | 91.4 | +105 |
| Total responses | 852 | 100.0 | 100.4 | 8952 | 816 | 104.6 | 101.9 | +36 |
| Total population | 852 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9999 | 780 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +72 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window)
2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)
(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High(opens a new window)
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Otago Peninsula in 2018 compared to the Māori Hill shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 26.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 64.4% said they had no religion, compared with 45.8% and 49.3% respectively for the Māori Hill.
The largest single religion in Otago Peninsula was Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed, with 7.4% of the population or 63 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Otago Peninsula and the Māori Hill were:
- A smaller percentage who nominated Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed (7.4% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (4.6% compared to 9.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Catholic (4.9% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Christian nfd (3.9% compared to 5.8%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
Emerging groups
There were no major differences in Otago Peninsula between 2013 and 2018.