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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Geraldton Diocese

Total Catholics: 23,060 (Total Persons: 101,166)
Per cent Catholic: 22.8
Number of Parishes: 15
Average size of Parishes: 1,537 Catholics & 6,744 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 19,049 | Orthodox: 386
Uniting Church: 3,582 | Lutheran: 673 | Baptists: 1,296 | Brethren: 12
Churches of Christ: 1,070 | Pentecostal: 729 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 1721
Jehovahs Witnesses: 462 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 204
Seventh Day Adventist: 695 | Salvation Army: 249
Other Protestant: 256 | Other Christian: 1,783
Total Christian: 55,227

Other Religions
Buddhism: 750; Hinduism: 160; Islam: 888; Judaism: 32; Other Religions: 879
No Religion: 24,079
Other Religious Affiliation: 667
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 18,484

Per cent Christian: 54.6
Per cent Non Christian: 2.7
Per cent No Religion: 23.8
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 18.3
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 11,590 | Catholic Females: 11,470 | Catholic Persons: 23,060
Total Males: 53,335 | Total Females: 47,831
Per cent Catholic - males: 21.7 | Per cent Catholic - females: 24.0 | Per cent Catholic - total: 22.8
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 27,135
Total Persons (2001): 114,662
Per cent Catholic (2001) 23.7
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: -4,075

Hobart Archdiocese

Total Catholics: 87,802 (Total Persons: 476,464)
Per cent Catholic: 18.4
Number of Parishes: 25
Average size of Parishes: 3,512 Catholics & 19,059 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 139,287 | Orthodox: 2,315
Uniting Church: 27,606 | Lutheran: 2,170 | Baptists: 8,642 | Brethren: 2,226
Churches of Christ: 1,698 | Pentecostal: 4,740 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 12188
Jehovahs Witnesses: 2,207 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 1,609
Seventh Day Adventist: 1,069 | Salvation Army: 2,305
Other Protestant: 807 | Other Christian: 9,387
Total Christian: 306,058

Other Religions
Buddhism: 2,592; Hinduism: 739; Islam: 1,031; Judaism: 225; Other Religions: 1,745
No Religion: 102,639
Other Religious Affiliation: 3,265
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 58,170

Per cent Christian: 64.2
Per cent Non Christian: 1.3
Per cent No Religion: 21.5
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 12.2
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 41,667 | Catholic Females: 46,135 | Catholic Persons: 87,802
Total Males: 233,318 | Total Females: 243,146
Per cent Catholic - males: 17.9 | Per cent Catholic - females: 19.0 | Per cent Catholic - total: 18.4
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 87,719
Total Persons (2001): 454,756
Per cent Catholic (2001) 19.3
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: 83

Darwin Diocese

Total Catholics: 40,459 (Total Persons: 191,393)
Per cent Catholic: 21.1
Number of Parishes: 18
Average size of Parishes: 2,248 Catholics & 10,633 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 23,356 | Orthodox: 3,251
Uniting Church: 13,361 | Lutheran: 7,512 | Baptists: 4,623 | Brethren: 34
Churches of Christ: 151 | Pentecostal: 2,158 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 2754
Jehovahs Witnesses: 530 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 432
Seventh Day Adventist: 361 | Salvation Army: 492
Other Protestant: 2,220 | Other Christian: 2,796
Total Christian: 104,490

Other Religions
Buddhism: 2,808; Hinduism: 492; Islam: 1,080; Judaism: 131; Other Religions: 3,930
No Religion: 44,172
Other Religious Affiliation: 1,404
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 32,886

Per cent Christian: 54.6
Per cent Non Christian: 4.4
Per cent No Religion: 23.1
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 17.2
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 20,012 | Catholic Females: 20,447 | Catholic Persons: 40,459
Total Males: 98,485 | Total Females: 92,908
Per cent Catholic - males: 20.3 | Per cent Catholic - females: 22.0 | Per cent Catholic - total: 21.1
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 44,387
Total Persons (2001): 199,454
Per cent Catholic (2001) 22.3
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: -3,928

Military Ordinariate

Total Catholics: 1,938 (Total Persons: 7,299)
Per cent Catholic: 26.6
Number of Parishes: 12
Average size of Parishes: 162 Catholics & 608 people.

Other Christian Churches

Anglicans: 1,560 | Orthodox: 40
Uniting Church: 331 | Lutheran: 108 | Baptists: 123 | Brethren: 4
Churches of Christ: 7 | Pentecostal: 60 | Reformed and Presbyterian: 162
Jehovahs Witnesses: 32 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons): 16
Seventh Day Adventist: 8 | Salvation Army: 12
Other Protestant: 13 | Other Christian: 100
Total Christian: 4,514

Other Religions
Buddhism: 62; Hinduism: 18; Islam: 17; Judaism: 9; Other Religions: 45
No Religion: 1,899
Other Religious Affiliation: 111
Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 624

Per cent Christian: 61.8
Per cent Non Christian: 2.1
Per cent No Religion: 26.0
Per cent Religious Affiliation Not Stated: 8.5
Information by sex
Catholic Males: 1,306 | Catholic Females: 632 | Catholic Persons: 1,938
Total Males: 4,909 | Total Females: 2,390
Per cent Catholic - males: 26.6 | Per cent Catholic - females: 26.4 | Per cent Catholic - total: 26.6
Comparison to 2001 Census
Catholic Persons (2001): 9,921
Total Persons (2001): 36,110
Per cent Catholic (2001) 27.5
Change in Catholic Population from 2001 to 2006: -7,983
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