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Profile of Catholics in Australia
The latest snapshot of church life in Australia shows that Mass attenders are on average older, better educated and more likely to be female, married and born overseas than Catholics in general. This is the picture that emerges from the 2006 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) and the 2006 Australian Census.

Research project on Catholics who have ceased attending Mass The final report is now available. For more details [click here].

MassClick here to see the statement issued with the report by the Australian Catholic Bishops.

Pastoral StrategiesCatholics who have ceased attending Mass—Pastoral Strategies As a result of the consultation process responding to the final report, a document outlining practical pastoral strategies was produced. To download this document [click here].

 

Response of the Australian Catholic Council for Clergy Life and Mission To view and download this document, please [click here].
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Profile of Australian Catholics
 
Recent Projects :  

National Church Life Survey 2006
Over 500 Catholic parishes took part in the 2006 NCLS, along with parishes and congregations from around 20 other Christian denominations. Watch this space for the results.

National Count of Attendance 2006
A National Count of Attendance was conducted in all parishes during May 2006. Further information about this project can be found here.

Profile of Catholics in Australia
The 2006 Australian Census showed that Catholics remain the largest religious group in the country. There were 5,126,884 Catholics in Australia, making up 25.8 per cent of the total population of 19,855,288. More than one-fifth of Australian Catholics (22.7%) were born overseas, including 17.6 per cent who were born in non-English-speaking countries.
Australia's Catholics in 2006 - an extended profile.
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