We'd love to see some of the ambiguity removed from the responses to the Census question on religion -- and what better way to do this than by the addition of a yes/no filter question?

The ABS is proposing a change to the religion question for the 2026 Census to establish whether someone actually has a religion before asking about their religious beliefs.

The ABS is seeking public feedback on this proposal by Friday 8 September.

Let the ABS know that you support the addition of a filter question!

Find out how you can have a say here: https://bit.ly/c21filterproposal

#Auspol #Census21 #census

The response from the ABS to phase 1 of the 2026 Census review -- to which the NSL made a submission as part of the Census21 campaign -- indicates they may consider a yes/no filter question for religious data collection.

This change makes sense in terms of data collection accuracy and is something that pro-secular groups have been campaigning for for many years.

Full statement from the Census21 campaign here:

https://censusnoreligion.org.au/census21-not-religious-campaign-welcomes-proposal-to-amend-religion-question/

#auspol #Census21

In the 2021 England and Wales census, 6.9% of 16-to-24-year-olds identified as LGB+ and 1.0% as trans, in both cases a larger proportion than in any other age group.

#LGBTQ #Census #Census21 #England #Wales

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/25/young-people-england-wales-twice-likely-identify-lgb-overall-population

See also LGBTQA+ census undercount:
https://aus.social/@jimrhiz/109647848721562691

The problem with this is that without information about people’s region of origin it’s impossible to disentangle post-qualification migration to regions with more job opportunities from differences in education standards between regions. I grew up in the North of England but moved to London after university because i couldn’t get a job up north. Londoners i worked with were usually less well educated, especially those from similar working class backgrounds. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/10/census-shows-stark-differences-in-peoples-qualifications-across-england-and-wales #census21

So, are you the only gay in your village? 😁

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/sexual-orientation/sexual-orientation-4a/straight-or-heterosexual

#census21 #sexualorientation #lgbt #gay

Another look at the #ONS data on #gender and sexual orientation: '#London also had higher proportions of people identifying as #transgender men (0.16%) and #trans women (0.16%) when compared with the rest of England and Wales.' Gosh. No wonder we're seen as such a threat. THREE in every 2,000 people. Fewer than that outside London. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64184736 #Census21

Norwich, home to Alan Partridge, is also ‘the bisexual capital of England and Wales’. Interesting to see ONS trying to count LGBTQ populations. Undercounts at this stage I suspect as there’s work to be done in building trust, especially among #trans people and LGBTQ people who also belong to other minorities . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/06/england-and-wales-census-counts-trans-and-non-binary-people-for-first-time #Norwich #AlanPartridge #bisexual #LGBTQ #census21

Norwich, home to Alan Partridge, is also ‘the bisexual capital of England and Wales’. Interesting to see ONS trying to count LGBTQ populations. Undercounts at this stage I suspect as there’s still work to be done in building trust, especially for #trans people and LGBTQ people who also belong to other minorities . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/06/england-and-wales-census-counts-trans-and-non-binary-people-for-first-time #Norwich #AlanPartridge #bisexual #LGBTQ #census21

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/sexualorientationandgenderidentitycensus2021inenglandandwales #uk #census21

Although the recent #census21 results show that #Wales is at its least #Christian in history, people of all ages across the country have chosen this year to make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and to get #baptised…

https://buw.wales/2022-baptisms/

And that one in seven people in Cornwall primarily identify as Cornish. Up from less than one in ten #Census21 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/nationalidentityenglandandwales/census2021#english-identity-in-england-welsh-identity-in-wales-and-cornish-identity-in-cornwall

The #census21 results have some other interesting news.

For example: Polish is now the biggest non-UK identity in England and Wales.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/nationalidentityenglandandwales/census2021#english-identity-in-england-welsh-identity-in-wales-and-cornish-identity-in-cornwall

Are you enjoying wildly speculating on Advancing #Secularisation as a result of responses to the limited questioning in the 2021 Census? Well, you're wrong, and here's Dr Andrew Harvey, a #ReligiousStudies academic (NOT a Theologian or a Minister of Religion), explaining what's wrong with this overly simplistic approach:

https://youtu.be/Hf7nf7mpUQY

#Religion #Christianity #Secularism #census21

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63792408?app=news.uk.story.63792408.page

👌 Heading in the right direction

#Census21 #Atheist #Atheism #Religion

This really surprises me. I lived in #Aberystwyth for several years and there seemed to be a chapel on every street corner #census21 #Wales #Christians #christianity #humanism #Religon #atheism https://twitter.com/humanists_uk/status/1597552834987581442?s=46&t=A9YRubfcz8oWnK-wYeKkxAfir

#UK #Census21

We're shedding the weight of religion. About time. Not as fast as I would like it, but in the right direction.
Good news.

>The number who said they had #no_religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63792408