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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 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.
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Religion - Ranked by size | |||||||
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Maungataniwha-Raupunga | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Religion - Multi-response | Number | % of the population | Gisborne Region % | Number | % of the population | Gisborne Region % | 2013 to 2018 |
Anglican | 216 | 18.2 | 13.1 | 282 | 24.2 | 18.3 | -66 |
Catholic | 84 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 111 | 9.5 | 7.3 | -27 |
Christian nfd | 84 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 81 | 6.9 | 5.8 | +3 |
Ratana | 69 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 66 | 5.7 | 1.6 | +3 |
Ringatu | 60 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 72 | 6.2 | 3.3 | -12 |
Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed | 54 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 63 | 5.4 | 5.8 | -9 |
Other Maori christian religions | 15 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +15 |
Pentecostal | 12 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -6 |
Religion - Totals | |||||||
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Maungataniwha-Raupunga | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Religion - totals - multi-response | Number | % of the population | Gisborne Region % | Number | % of the population | Gisborne Region % | 2013 to 2018 |
Total Christian | 483 | 40.7 | 36.9 | 588 | 50.4 | 44.7 | -105 |
Total Maori Christian | 144 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 138 | 11.8 | 5.1 | +6 |
Total Non Christian | 12 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -3 |
No religion | 465 | 39.1 | 48.2 | 282 | 24.2 | 34.4 | +183 |
Not stated / included | 102 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 192 | 16.5 | 17.0 | -90 |
Total respondents | 1,086 | 91.4 | 91.2 | 975 | 83.5 | 83.0 | +111 |
Total responses | 1,206 | 101.5 | 101.1 | 1,215 | 104.1 | 103.6 | -9 |
Total population | 1,188 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,167 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +21 |
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Maungataniwha-Raupunga in 2018 compared to Gisborne Region shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower 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 44.1% and 48.2% respectively for Gisborne Region.
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 Gisborne Region were:
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population
The largest change in the religious affiliation of the population in Maungataniwha-Raupunga between 2013 and 2018 was for those who nominated:
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