1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 349
2000: 726
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 150; 43.0%
2000: 168; 23.1%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 10; 2.9%
________ [2000] 27; 3.7%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 20; 5.7%
_________________ [2000] 7; 1.0%
Muslims: [1970] 159; 45.6%
________ [2000] 484; 66.7%
Nonreligious: [1970] 10; 2.9%
_________________[2000] 40; 5.5%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 40; 11.5%
___________________________ [2000] 45; 6.2%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 110; 31.5%
__________________________ [2000] 123; 16.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 70; 20.1%
_____________ [2000] 83; 11.4%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 40; 11.5%
______________________ [2000] 40; 5.5%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 10; 2.9%
________________ [2000] 10; 1.4%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 0; 0.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 15; 2.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 35; 10.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 63; 8.7%
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Cocos Islander: 69.6%
Anglo-Australian: 14.0%
British: 14.0%
Han Chinese: 1.0%