Some statistics on changes from 1981 to 2021
In August 2022, McCrindle Research produced an interesting free infographic on 1981 to now – Forty years of change. They used ABS data to look at changes across that period – such as the Australian population increasing from 14.5 million in 1981 to 25.4 million in 2021.
In 1981, 534,329 students were enrolled in Australian Catholic schools compared with 787,181 in 2021. In 1981, 26% of the Australian population identified as Catholic.
(ABS data, NCEC, Catholic Education Commission (NSW) and McCrindle Research).
Did you know that a little under 40% of Australian Catholic schools are in a regional or remote area. Read more on NCEC’s 2022 snapshot of Australian Catholic education.
