43.2% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Richardson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Richardson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Richardson sits around the middle for its level of religious affiliation compared to similar areas. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 44%, there has been a sharp rise in people reporting no religion. This group now makes up 43.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.2%. This is about the same as the ACT figure of 44.2%, while other residents identify as Christian (44%), Muslim (3.1%), Hindu (2.2%), or Buddhist (1.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Richardson splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 23.1%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 42.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071087/richardson/topic/religion