38.8% ▲ +92.6%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Capital Region · Region (SA4)
Religion in Capital Region
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Just under half of people in the Capital Region identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. While Christianity remains the largest category, there has been a significant shift toward people reporting no religion over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 38.8% of residents have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and rose 19 percentage points since 2011. Other groups include Hinduism at 0.9%, Islam at 0.8%, and Buddhism at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Capital Region, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Anglican 16.7%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 38.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Capital Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/101/capital-region/topic/religion