Diocesan Profiles

Listing of Australian Dioceses

There are 28 Geographical Dioceses in Australia of the Latin Rite Catholic Church, plus the Military Ordinariate. In addition there are 4 dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Churches (Maronite, Melkite, Ukrainian and Chaldean).

In the 2006 Census, there was a total of 5,126,884 Catholics from a total population of 19,855,288, or 25.8% Catholic. There were 2,462,136 males (48%) and 2,664,748 females (52%).

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Adelaide Archdiocese

Total Catholics: 277,640 (Total Persons: 1,349,082)
Per cent Catholic: 20.6
Number of Parishes: 65
Average size of Parishes: 4,271 Catholics & 20,755 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 187,637 | Orthodox: 42,989
Uniting Church: 126,694 | Lutheran: 58,194 | Baptists: 24,410 | Brethren: 1,209
Churches of Christ: 6,318 | Pentecostal: 18,397 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 18623
Jehovahs Witnesses: 5,705 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 3,107
Seventh Day Adventist: 1,912 | Salvation Army: 4,495
Other Protestant: 2,590 | Other Christian: 26,182
Total Christian: 806,102

Other Religions
Buddhism: 22,573; Hinduism: 4,869; Islam: 10,076; Judaism: 951; Other Religions: 8,252
No Religion: 326,630
Other Religious Affiliation: 9,914
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 159,715

Per cent Christian: 59.8
Per cent Non Christian: 3.5
Per cent No Religion: 24.2
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 11.8
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 131,977 | Catholic Females: 145,663 | Catholic Persons: 277,640
Total Males: 661,231 | Total Females: 687,851
Per cent Catholic - males: 20.0 | Per cent Catholic - females: 21.2 | Per cent Catholic - total: 20.6
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 275,281
Total Persons (2001): 1,291,354
Per cent Catholic (2001) 21.3
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: 2,359

Port Pirie Diocese

Total Catholics: 27,165 (Total Persons: 162,565)
Per cent Catholic: 16.7
Number of Parishes: 23
Average size of Parishes: 1,181 Catholics & 7,068 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 19,819 | Orthodox: 2,520
Uniting Church: 24,795 | Lutheran: 13,401 | Baptists: 1,662 | Brethren: 157
Churches of Christ: 752 | Pentecostal: 1,606 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 2106
Jehovahs Witnesses: 703 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 284
Seventh Day Adventist: 362 | Salvation Army: 974
Other Protestant: 196 | Other Christian: 2,301
Total Christian: 98,803

Other Religions
Buddhism: 430; Hinduism: 138; Islam: 428; Judaism: 26; Other Religions: 875
No Religion: 39,712
Other Religious Affiliation: 693
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 21,460

Per cent Christian: 60.8
Per cent Non Christian: 1.2
Per cent No Religion: 24.4
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 13.2
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 13,131 | Catholic Females: 14,034 | Catholic Persons: 27,165
Total Males: 82,498 | Total Females: 80,067
Per cent Catholic - males: 15.9 | Per cent Catholic - females: 17.5 | Per cent Catholic - total: 16.7
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 28,656
Total Persons (2001): 166,713
Per cent Catholic (2001) 17.2
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: -1,491

Perth Archdiocese

Total Catholics: 377,849 (Total Persons: 1,535,405)
Per cent Catholic: 24.6
Number of Parishes: 111
Average size of Parishes: 3,404 Catholics & 13,832 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 306,550 | Orthodox: 24,980
Uniting Church: 54,614 | Lutheran: 8,887 | Baptists: 25,096 | Brethren: 1,830
Churches of Christ: 7,283 | Pentecostal: 14,637 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 18623
Jehovahs Witnesses: 7,717 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 4,465
Seventh Day Adventist: 3,906 | Salvation Army: 4,166
Other Protestant: 4,824 | Other Christian: 34,867
Total Christian: 916,803

Other Religions
Buddhism: 32,138; Hinduism: 7,795; Islam: 23,004; Judaism: 5,109; Other Religions: 8,938
No Religion: 342,312
Other Religious Affiliation: 11,818
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 187,488

Per cent Christian: 59.7
Per cent Non Christian: 5.0
Per cent No Religion: 22.3
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 12.2
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 181,039 | Catholic Females: 196,810 | Catholic Persons: 377,849
Total Males: 760,795 | Total Females: 774,610
Per cent Catholic - males: 23.8 | Per cent Catholic - females: 25.4 | Per cent Catholic - total: 24.6
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 363,494
Total Persons (2001): 1,417,956
Per cent Catholic (2001) 25.6
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: 14,355

Broome Diocese

Total Catholics: 8,332 (Total Persons: 29,982)
Per cent Catholic: 27.8
Number of Parishes: 9
Average size of Parishes: 926 Catholics & 3,331 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 2,958 | Orthodox: 41
Uniting Church: 1,251 | Lutheran: 220 | Baptists: 349 | Brethren: -
Churches of Christ: 218 | Pentecostal: 643 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 331
Jehovahs Witnesses: 87 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 38
Seventh Day Adventist: 72 | Salvation Army: 64
Other Protestant: 1,889 | Other Christian: 548
Total Christian: 17,041

Other Religions
Buddhism: 191; Hinduism: 30; Islam: 60; Judaism: 7; Other Religions: 280
No Religion: 6,371
Other Religious Affiliation: 200
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 5,802

Per cent Christian: 56.8
Per cent Non Christian: 1.9
Per cent No Religion: 21.2
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 19.4
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 4,180 | Catholic Females: 4,152 | Catholic Persons: 8,332
Total Males: 15,513 | Total Females: 14,469
Per cent Catholic - males: 26.9 | Per cent Catholic - females: 28.7 | Per cent Catholic - total: 27.8
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 10,976
Total Persons (2001): 41,381
Per cent Catholic (2001) 26.5
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: -2,644

Bunbury Diocese

Total Catholics: 53,743 (Total Persons: 287,068)
Per cent Catholic: 18.7
Number of Parishes: 29
Average size of Parishes: 1,853 Catholics & 9,899 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 70,727 | Orthodox: 778
Uniting Church: 14,578 | Lutheran: 2,110 | Baptists: 5,795 | Brethren: 260
Churches of Christ: 1,247 | Pentecostal: 1,970 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 6277
Jehovahs Witnesses: 2,375 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 720
Seventh Day Adventist: 955 | Salvation Army: 1,118
Other Protestant: 800 | Other Christian: 6,655
Total Christian: 170,108

Other Religions
Buddhism: 1,435; Hinduism: 238; Islam: 878; Judaism: 121; Other Religions: 1,091
No Religion: 73,904
Other Religious Affiliation: 1,840
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 37,453

Per cent Christian: 59.3
Per cent Non Christian: 1.3
Per cent No Religion: 25.7
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 13.0
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 26,190 | Catholic Females: 27,553 | Catholic Persons: 53,743
Total Males: 143,270 | Total Females: 143,798
Per cent Catholic - males: 18.3 | Per cent Catholic - females: 19.2 | Per cent Catholic - total: 18.7
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 50,190
Total Persons (2001): 257,818
Per cent Catholic (2001) 19.5
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: 3,553
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