50.7% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canberra · Federal Electorate
Religion in Canberra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in Canberra report having no religion, one of the highest proportions among similar areas. This shift is stark, with the number of people identifying as non-religious climbing 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.7% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 32.9%, Hinduism at 3.2%, Buddhism at 2.9%, and Islam at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canberra, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 49.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 7.6%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED802/canberra/topic/religion