North East Valley Knox
Religion
In 2018, the largest single religion in North East Valley Knox was Christian nfd, with 8.1% of the population or 204 people as adherents.
North East Valley Knox'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.
North East Valley Knox'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 | ||||||||
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| North East Valley Knox | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Religion - Multi-response | Number | % of the population | Otago Region % | Number | % of the population | Otago Region % | 2013 to 2018 | |
| Christian nfd | 204 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 875 | 78 | 3.3 | 3.9 | +126 |
| Catholic | 183 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 874 | 213 | 8.9 | 10.6 | -30 |
| Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed | 114 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 882 | 207 | 8.7 | 15.8 | -93 |
| Anglican | 69 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 871 | 159 | 6.7 | 7.8 | -90 |
| Hindu | 66 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 876 | 51 | 2.1 | 0.6 | +15 |
| Islam/Muslim | 66 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 877 | 42 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +24 |
| Other religions | 51 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 888 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +33 |
| Buddhist | 42 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 873 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9 | +9 |
| Other Christian religions | 33 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 886 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +6 |
| Pentecostal | 27 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 881 | 39 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -12 |
| Evangelical, Born Again and Fundamentalist | 24 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 895 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +18 |
| Jedi | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 896 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Spiritualism and new age religions | 24 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 885 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +6 |
| Latter Day Saints | 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 879 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +6 |
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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 | ||||||||
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| North East Valley Knox | 2018 | 2013 | Change | |||||
| Religion - totals - multi-response | Number | % of the population | Otago Region % | Number | % of the population | Otago Region % | 2013 to 2018 | |
 Total Christian | 699 | 27.7 | 33.7 | 889 | 792 | 33.2 | 43.0 | -93 |
| Total Māori Christian | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 890 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +6 |
| Total Non Christian | 285 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 891 | 171 | 7.2 | 3.0 | +114 |
| No religion | 1,431 | 56.7 | 55.8 | 892 | 1,182 | 49.5 | 44.7 | +249 |
| Not stated / included | 141 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 893 | 300 | 12.6 | 11.3 | -159 |
| Total respondents | 2,382 | 94.4 | 93.6 | 8951 | 2,088 | 87.4 | 88.7 | +294 |
| Total responses | 2,565 | 101.7 | 100.5 | 8952 | 2,448 | 102.5 | 102.2 | +117 |
| Total population | 2,523 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9999 | 2,388 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +135 |
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 North East Valley Knox in 2018 compared to the Otago Region shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 39.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 56.7% said they had no religion, compared with 38.3% and 55.8% respectively for the Otago Region.
The largest single religion in North East Valley Knox was Christian nfd, with 8.1% of the population or 204 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of North East Valley Knox and the Otago Region were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian nfd (8.1% compared to 4.7%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Islam/Muslim (2.6% compared to 0.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed (4.5% compared to 10.6%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (2.7% compared to 4.8%)
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in North East Valley Knox between 2013 and 2018 were for those who nominated:
- Christian nfd (+126 responses)
- Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed (-93 responses)
- Anglican (-90 responses)