55.3% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Downer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Downer
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Downer report having no religion, which is far more than the typical person across the ACT. This shift is significant, as the number of people without a religious affiliation has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident in Downer is now more likely to have no religion (55.3%) than any other affiliation. This is far above the national figure of 38.9%, while Christianity remains the next most common group at 27.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Downer, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 54.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.1%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051055/downer/topic/religion