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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, the largest single religion in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills was Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed, with 13.7% of the population or 168 people as adherents.
Saddle Hill-Chain Hills'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.
Saddle Hill-Chain Hills'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
| Religion - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Hill-Chain Hills | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Religion - Multi-response | Number | % of the population | Maori Hill % | Number | % of the population | Maori Hill % | 2006 to 2018 |
| Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed | 168 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 240 | 22.4 | 24.0 | -72 |
| Catholic | 114 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 123 | 11.5 | 9.8 | -9 |
| Christian nfd | 69 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 48 | 4.5 | 4.3 | +21 |
| Anglican | 66 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 96 | 9.0 | 15.9 | -30 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Saddle Hill-Chain Hills in 2018 compared to Maori 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, 40.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 55.6% said they had no religion, compared with 45.8% and 49.3% respectively for Maori Hill.
The largest single religion in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills was Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed, with 13.7% of the population or 168 people as adherents.
The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of Saddle Hill-Chain Hills and Maori Hill was:
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (5.4% compared to 9.6%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
Emerging groups
The largest change in the religious affiliation of the population in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills between 2006 and 2018 was for those who nominated:
- Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed (-72 responses)
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