30. ALL OTHER
N
O
RELIGION
SPIRITUAL NOT
RELIGIOUS
15%
14
%
RELIGIONS
7
%
CHRISTIANITY45%
32%
9%
FAITH & BELIEF
IN AUSTRALIA
DEFINED
CHRISTIANITY
Less Spirituality
2016 CENSUS RESULTS
WHAT DO THE SPIRITUAL BUT
NOT RELIGIOUS BELIEVE? (TOP 3)
36%1 āThere is an ultimate
purpose and meaningā
26%2 Inward journey of
self-discovery
3 Mixture of
religious beliefs 22%
WHY NO RELIGION? (TOP 3)
1 Prefer science and
āevidence-basedā
approach
49%
2 āReligion is a crutch
for the weakā 18%
3 āReligion is outdated
& traditionalā 14%
0%
AUSTRALIANS
IDENTIFYING
WITH NO RELIGION
IS GROWING
From 0.4% in 1911
to 30.1% in 2016
CENSUS YEARS:CHRISTIANITY NO RELIGION ISLAM BUDDHISM OTHER NOT STATED 1911 1921 1933 1947 1954 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
CHURCH GOER
At least monthly
ACTIVE PRACTISERS
Extremely involved
52.1% 30.1% 2.6% 2.4% 3.2% 9.6%
AUSTRALIAāS
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY
Full report at faithandbelief.org.au
31. THE JOURNEY TO (AND FROM) BELIEF
OF AUSTRALIANS TALK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY
OR RELIGION AT LEAST OCCASIONALLY55%
AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDES
TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY +1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
Modiļ¬ed Engels Scale
1 in 4 cool (26%)
1 in 8 neutral (12%)
Almost 1 in 4 warm (24%)
9%OFTEN
46%OCCASIONALLY
NON-CHRISTIANSā OPENNESS
TO EXPLORING RELIGION
Religion gives hope
but causes friction.
Internet & social is #3 for Gen Z
(24% compared to 14% overall)
1995EST.
GEN
Z
GREATEST INFLUENCES ON OPINIONS
OF CHRISTIANS & CHRISTIANITY
1.
PARENTS
& FAMILY
57%
2.
FRIENDS &
NETWORKS
25%
3.
BOOKS
& ARTICLES
22%
4.
THE MEDIA
21%
OUTGROWING RELIGION?
CONVERTER switched from a different religion
7%
CONTINUER committed to religion brought up in
SYNTHESIZER set of beliefs not fitting any one religion
47%
NO LONGER RELIGIOUS
17%
NEVER BEEN RELIGIOUS
10%
14%
ADOPTER non-religious prior to choosing current religion
5%
Analysis of all āreligiousā and āspiritual but not religiousā (n=669)
I consider myself a Christian (38%)
I believe in Christianity, but donāt consider myself a Christian
I believe much of Christianity, but still have some signiļ¬cant doubts
I believe in the ethics and values of Christianity, but I donāt pratice
Christianity in any way
I believe Christianity and churches should have religious freedoms,
but I donāt want to be involved
I have some issues with Christianity and it isnāt for me
I have strong reservations about Christianity and have no interest in it
I am passionately opposed to Christianity
10%
13%
77%
VERY INTERESTED/QUITE OPEN
WOULD CONSIDER
UNLIKELY/WOULD NOT CONSIDER
45%NEVER
(n=565)
127. āThe person who does not
worry about the future
will shortly have
worries about
the present.ā
Ancient Chinese Proverb
128. āChange is the law of life.
And those who only
look to the past or present
are certain to
miss the future.ā
President John F. Kennedy
129. PHOTOGRAPHER: DUNCAN COLE
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innovation are
the only two things
that can set you
apart from your
competition today.ā
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167. Systemic Leaders for the Future
The future demands collective
leadership that is visionary,
innovative, agile and adaptable. In
this context, system theory reframes
leadership by focusing on the dynamic
interactions between all individualsā¦