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The Australian Census will be held on the evening of Tuesday August 9. It is expected that Catholicism/Christianity will lose its majority as the 'No Religion' option is moved from last to first in the choices.


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The Australian Census will be held on the evening of Tuesday August 9. It is expected that Catholicism/Christianity will lose its majority as the 'No Religion' option is moved from last to first in the choices.


In just under a month, Australians will complete the 2016 census, with the data expected to give the most detailed picture yet of Australia's cultural diversity.

 

On the issue of religion, a change in the order of options is putting Catholicism at risk of losing its status as the most widely adhered-to faith.

 

Australia's five-yearly head count is looming, with the census scheduled to take place on Tuesday, August the 9th.

 

More than 10 million households and 24 million people will be surveyed, with all of it adding up to 3 trillion cells of data.

 


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