The Age has analysed a decade’s worth of census data for a series exploring how Victoria’s religious communities are attracting worshippers in an increasingly secular Australia.
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In a series,The Age explores why Christianity is declining and atheism is growing,while the faithful flock to Pentecostal megachurches,temples and mosques.
In the suburbs,Sikhism,Hinduism and Buddhism are flourishing as Christianity plummets in a society with more atheists than ever.
The Pentecostal faithful are flocking to sermons by pastors in ripped jeans and tearing up at rock concerts. It’s a far cry from empty pews in many Anglican and Catholic churches.
The number of Jewish worshippers is stagnating,but a strong cultural identity is flourishing,even among secular Jews.
Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in Australia and South Asian migrants are surpassing the faithful of Middle Eastern background.