The Catholics were increasing regularly from 20.9% in 1947 to 27% in 1996 then started to drop and reached 25.3 % in 2011. The 2011 census stated that the Orthodox denomination shows a good increase in numbers with population of 2.6 % while it was 0.2 % in 1947. In addition, the Methodists dropped by 8.1 %, from 1947 until 1981, then their church united with other churches to form the Uniting church, which first appears in the 1981 census with 4.9 % and progressively increased to 5.7 % in 2011. Secondly, the immigration from South-East Asia, the Middle East and Pacific nations caused an increase in the numbers of Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus in
The Catholics were increasing regularly from 20.9% in 1947 to 27% in 1996 then started to drop and reached 25.3 % in 2011. The 2011 census stated that the Orthodox denomination shows a good increase in numbers with population of 2.6 % while it was 0.2 % in 1947. In addition, the Methodists dropped by 8.1 %, from 1947 until 1981, then their church united with other churches to form the Uniting church, which first appears in the 1981 census with 4.9 % and progressively increased to 5.7 % in 2011. Secondly, the immigration from South-East Asia, the Middle East and Pacific nations caused an increase in the numbers of Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus in