Religious Diversity Through the lens of Super Diversity: National, Sub-regional, and Global, Socioeconomic and Religious Variations in Melbourne

Abstract

Melbourne is experiencing a rise in the prevalence of numerous religious activities. In this article, we see how immigration and residential movement have created distinctive patterns of ethnoreligious diversity in Melbourne, providing evidence for the city's cosmopolitan identity. It has been shown empirically that immigration and residence mobility directly cause these mixtures to emerge. Moving beyond traditional multicultural classifications, a super-diversity paradigm allows us to explore the intersections of varied aspects within communities. Using this method, we are able to identify emerging ethnoreligious compositions in places with a history of religious uniformity. Without a dominant religion to define them, religious categories to classify these ever-changing clusters have become irrelevant. Vocabulary that more truly reflects the individuals' extra, more prevalent qualities is used instead. With so many different faiths in Melbourne, it's important to take a closer look at the 'diversity of diversities' that exists among the city's religious communities. There is religious diversity, but this issue still exists.