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Statistics for the Diocese of Down and Dromore
Dr Bev Botting Head of Research and Statistics Church of England Central Services Church of England 24 September 2018
SLIDE 2 * Diocesan statistics using
* National Census figures – 2011 though! * Annual data for recent years provided by you * Triennial data provided by you * Finance data provided by you * New Church of Ireland Census for 2016 * PLUS – sharing your own parish dashboards
Today I will cover:
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You have a treasure trove of information! Thank you for the privilege of analysing it. Huge thanks to the Diocesan Secretary and staff, and to the clergy who gave such commitment to the 2016 Census and achieved a high response rate
Thank You!!
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Estimated population who consider themselves affiliated to the Church of Ireland in Censuses April 2011: In Republic of Ireland 129 thousand - 2.8 % of the 4.6 million population In Northern Ireland 249 thousand - 13.7% of the 1.8 million population A total of 378 thousand
National Censuses
SLIDE 5 Diocese information by gender and religion
* Civil Census (2011) * Male population 286,075 48.8% * Female population 300,105 51.2% * Household size 234,142 2.50
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* C of I population 85,256 14.5% * Protestant or other 331,773 56.6% * Not practising 51,054 8.7% * No religion 81,263 13.9%
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* A Church Census was held on four Sundays in November 2016 - three ‘normal’ Sundays plus Remembrance Sunday. * A previous Census was held in Nov 2013 just 3 normal weeks. * Average number of people attending worship at Church of Ireland each ‘normal’ week: * 58 thousand, which is * 15% of those self reporting as Church of Ireland in 2011 Censuses
Church of Ireland Census
SLIDE 7 Attendance by Diocese, 2013
Down and Dromore 22% Armagh 12% Derry and Raphoe 10% Clogher 10% Connor 19% Kilmore Elphin and Ardagh 4% Tuam, Killala and Achonry 1% Cork Cloyne and Ross 4% Dublin and Glendalough 13% Limerick and Killaloe 2% Cashel, Ferns and Ossory 3% Meath and Kildare 3%
Attendance Nov 2013
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* For the Diocese of Down and Dromore * (there was a National Census in the Republic of Ireland in 2016 but not in Northern Ireland) * Population in 2011 was 85,000 * Total attendance at Church of Ireland in 2016 was 13,000 * Represents 15.5% of the population who said they were Church of Ireland
Diocesan Census Results
SLIDE 9 Church of Ireland Attendance by gender, 2011
43% 57% Males Females
SLIDE 10 * Diocese Diocese at National Census 2011:
* Male population 286,075 - 49% * Female population 300,105 - 51%
* Diocesan Attendance from triennial Censuses * 2013 2016
* Males 42% Males 43% (46% Remembrance) * Females 58% Females 57% (54% Remembrance)
Diocesan attendance by gender
SLIDE 11 Worship Services attended
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Early Main Evening Mid-week Total Attend
SLIDE 12 0%# 5%# 10%# 15%# 20%# 25%# 30%# 0# 10# 20# 30# 40# 50#
0)14# 15)30# 31)45# 46)60# 61)74# 75+#
2011$Triennial$Age$Analysis$
Triennial# Triennial#%#
Diocesan attendance by age, 2011
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75 +
2011 Census Age Analysis
Census Census %
SLIDE 13 Diocese attendance by age, 2016
18.7% 17.1% 17.3% 14.8% 16.3% 16.1% 17.0% 18.6% 9.1% 7.6% 9.8% 10.2% 9.7% 9.6% 21.0% 12.4% 11.7% 12.3% 13.2% 14.3% 15.8% 20.0% 19.2% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 20.5% 20.3%
14.3% 26.2% 27.1% 26.3% 26.2% 26.1% 24.8% 7.4% 16.1% 17.3% 17.9% 15.1% 13.3% 12.6%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Civil '11 2016-Re 2016-3w 2013 2011 2008 2005 0-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75 +
SLIDE 14 2016 Attendees by Age Group
500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 0-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Male-3w Female-3w Male-Re Female-Re
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* 108 thousand people attended on Christmas Eve or Christmas day 2012 – 29% of the COI population * 76 thousand people attended on Easter Day 2013 – 20% of the COI population
National Attendance at festivals
SLIDE 16 Diocesan attendance at Festivals
2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Easter 2016 Holy Week
Easter 2016 HyWk Xmas Day Attend Xmas Eve Attend
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* Each year the Church of Ireland is with families at key moments * 3,700 Baptisms * 2,300 Confirmations * 1,300 Weddings * 3,500 Funerals
Church of Ireland Occasional Offices
SLIDE 18 Diocesan Occasional Offices
0" 200" 400" 600" 800" 1,000" 1,200" 1995" 1996" 1997" 1998" 1999" 2000" 2001" 2002" 2003" 2004" 2005" 2006" 2007" 2008" 2009" 2010" 2011" 2012" 2013"
Life%Events%
Bap0sms" Confirmees" Weddings" Funerals"
SLIDE 19 Occasional Offices since 2012
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Funerals Baptisms Confirmees Weddings
SLIDE 20 Children are important for growth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pupils per Teacher
Pupils Teachers School TP ratio
SLIDE 21 Income
£- £2,000 £4,000 £6,000 £8,000 £10,000 £12,000 £14,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Thousands
Income by Year
Other Earmarked E-Restoration Other Rents Donations GiftAid Collections D+GA+C
SLIDE 22 Diocesan Giving
£0 £100 £200 £300 £400 £500 £600 £700 £800 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
D+GA+C or Assessible per Attendee
Per Attendee Assessible
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Frequency of Attendance
* New question in 2016 census * Asked about attendance in previous weeks * Analysis is ongoing because of anomalies
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* Do you recognise the patterns shown? * What do you find surprising?
Parish Dashboards
SLIDE 25 * In what ways does your congregation reflect (or not) the local population? * How are children integrated into your worship services? * What does your Church offer for 15 to 29 year olds? * How can this information help your mission and
Parish Dashboards
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*What other information would be useful for you in your Mission and Outreach?
SLIDE 27 * Thanks to William Cooper-Bailey – a volunteer working with the Diocese
- f London and the CoE research and Statistics team- for his help in this
data analysis.
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bev.botting@churchofengland.org
