48.3% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Religion in Inner Regional Australia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Inner Regional Australia now report having no religion. This represents a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape, with a sharp rise in those without a faith since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.3% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose by 15 points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 41%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Islam make up a very small minority.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.0%
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- Catholic 20.1%
- Anglican 12.9%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Uniting Church 0.4%
- Baptist 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.9%
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/religion