The graph below provides a comparison of the religious affiliations of the Papanui men (taken from their enlistment details), comparing them with figures for New Zealand as a whole (purple), Christchurch (yellow) and Waimairi County Council (green). The wider community figures were provided from the 1911 census. An unusual pattern evident in the religious affiliations of the men from this area is the higher proportions of Anglicans and Methodists compared with other part of Christchurch or New Zealand.