54.2% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Acton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Acton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of Acton residents now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed by 12 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far less religious than both the territory and the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 54.2% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 18.0%, Hinduism at 2.3%, and Buddhism at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Acton, No religion is the majority at 54%; Not stated is next at 20%.
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- No religion 52.3%
- Secular beliefs 2.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 9.3%
- Anglican 4.5%
- Other Christian 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051049/acton/topic/religion