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This essay begins with a history, since the end of World War II, whereby attendance rates in all major denominations, such as the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches, have fallen dramatically. The paper then examines the demographic and cultural profiles, to understand that this phenomenon is the effect of the changing face of Australian society. This brief history of Australian religious practices states that rather than becoming a more secular society, Australian religion is more dynamic than doomsayers would have the populace believe.

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"Since European settlement Australia has been a predominantly Christian country with at least two-thirds of the population affiliated with various denominations even until the present. However, since the end of World War II there has been a marked decrease in congregational numbers for all mainstream denominations, such as the Catholic, Anglican, Baptist and Presbyterian churches. From 1950 church attendance rates dropped from 44 percent to 25 percent in 1990, according to the National Church Life Survey. The causes of this phenomenon are debated within both the secular and religious realm and many theories have been proposed, which can loosely be divided into three main areas."

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