45.2% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Belconnen · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Belconnen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Belconnen residents now report having no religion, making it the most common response for the area. This shift is part of a larger trend, with the number of people identifying as non-religious climbing significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.2% of people here have no religion, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 38.9%. This figure rose 16 percentage points since 2011, while other groups include Christians (38.6%), Hindus (3.8%), Muslims (3.1%) and Buddhists (2.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Belconnen, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 44.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80101/belconnen/topic/religion