38.4% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Religion in Outer Regional Australia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common religion in Outer Regional Australia, where 47.4% of people identify with the faith. While nearly half the population is Christian, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 38.4% of people here have no religion, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This group has grown quickly, rising 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 20.9%
- Anglican 12.1%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 38.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA32/outer-regional-australia/topic/religion