44.0% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
York · Council (LGA)
Religion in York
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 16 percentage points in people claiming no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of York since 2011. Now, 44% of the population identifies as non-religious, making it one of the most common beliefs in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion (44%) now slightly outnumber Christians (43.7%). This figure is well above the national average of 38.9%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism are very uncommon at 0.5% and 0.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →York splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 19.1%
- Catholic 11.7%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/religion