National Centre for Pastoral Research

Friday, April 19

Profiles provide tool for parishes

Profiles of 1230 Catholic parishes across Australia have been published, offering a wealth of insights that can be used to better serve the needs of local communities.

New data to aid pastoral planning

A social profile of the Adelaide Archdiocese, based on the 2021 Australian Census, will assist in the processing of pastoral planning by giving a clear picture of the diocese’s demographic reality.

New report on Australian Catholics

A new National Centre for Pastoral Research report published today provides a comprehensive snapshot of the millions of people who identified as Catholic in the 2021 Australia Census.

New report paints picture of Australian Catholic population

There were fewer Catholics in Australia in 2016 than in 2011, but they were more likely to have a higher education and more likely to have been born overseas than five years earlier.

Getting a true picture of Church

At a time when many would say the Catholic Church is on the decline, it is interesting to note that the latest Census statistics show that the Catholic population in Australia has increased from 4.8 million to nearly 5.3 million over the past 10 years.

Momentum building for Plenary Council

Thousands of people from across Australia have taken time in the two months since the Plenary Council 2020 officially launched at Pentecost to consider the future of the Catholic Church.