51.2% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Franklin · Federal Electorate
Religion in Franklin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 22 percentage point jump in the number of people reporting no religion has reshaped Franklin since 2011. Over half the population now identify as non-religious, making it one of the most secular areas of its kind in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.2% of residents now claim no religion, a figure far above the national 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.7%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Franklin, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.6%
- Catholic 13.9%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/religion