I think I've had it with non-sense!
This is what the question was in the 2006 census (LINK):
Notice that "no religion" is an option.
The "not stated/inadequately described" is simply people using their right not to answer an optional question.
In the 2011 census, it looked like this (LINK):
Notice the similarities.
In 2006, the people who answered "no religion" were 18.7% of the total population, according to the link you, Lion IRC, provided here:
In 2011, the people who answered "no religion" were 22.3% of the total population, according even to the information you wrote.
"Religion not stated" is something entirely different.
Yes, in 2006, there were 11.9% of the population who did not state their religion (your table S7.5 LINK):
This is what the stats look like in 2011 (LINK):
If you do the math, the total percentage there does not add up to 100%. Instead, it adds up to 90.8%, meaning that the "religion not stated" percentage for 2011 is 9.2%.
So, in total.
2006:
-> no religion = 18.7%
-> Religion not stated = 11.9%
+ Sum of these two = 30.6%
2011:
-> no religion = 22.3% (more than in 2006)
-> Religion not stated = 9.2% (less than in 2006)
+ Sum of these two = 31.5% (more than in 2006)
As for the christian numbers you're claiming... I don't see them.
Table S7.5 from 2006 and the table I put up show:
-> 2006 total christians => 63.9%
-> 2011 total christians => 61.1% (less than in 2006)
-> 2006 Catholics => 25.8%
-> 2011 Catholics => 25.3% (less than in 2006)
The non-christian percentage did rise in this time period:
-> 2006: 5.6%
-> 2011: 7.2% (more than in 2006)
To obtain a print of your screen, in windows:
This is what the question was in the 2006 census (LINK):
Notice that "no religion" is an option.
The "not stated/inadequately described" is simply people using their right not to answer an optional question.
In the 2011 census, it looked like this (LINK):
Notice the similarities.
In 2006, the people who answered "no religion" were 18.7% of the total population, according to the link you, Lion IRC, provided here:
(October 12, 2012 at 12:52 am)Lion IRC Wrote:
Heres the link.
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/...02012-2013
In 2011, the people who answered "no religion" were 22.3% of the total population, according even to the information you wrote.
"Religion not stated" is something entirely different.
Yes, in 2006, there were 11.9% of the population who did not state their religion (your table S7.5 LINK):
This is what the stats look like in 2011 (LINK):
If you do the math, the total percentage there does not add up to 100%. Instead, it adds up to 90.8%, meaning that the "religion not stated" percentage for 2011 is 9.2%.
So, in total.
2006:
-> no religion = 18.7%
-> Religion not stated = 11.9%
+ Sum of these two = 30.6%
2011:
-> no religion = 22.3% (more than in 2006)
-> Religion not stated = 9.2% (less than in 2006)
+ Sum of these two = 31.5% (more than in 2006)
As for the christian numbers you're claiming... I don't see them.
Table S7.5 from 2006 and the table I put up show:
-> 2006 total christians => 63.9%
-> 2011 total christians => 61.1% (less than in 2006)
-> 2006 Catholics => 25.8%
-> 2011 Catholics => 25.3% (less than in 2006)
The non-christian percentage did rise in this time period:
-> 2006: 5.6%
-> 2011: 7.2% (more than in 2006)
To obtain a print of your screen, in windows: