44.2% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Australian Capital Territory · Region (SA4)
Religion in Australian Capital Territory
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in the Australian Capital Territory now identify as having no religion, with 44.2% of the population falling into this group. This shift is a defining feature of the region's social fabric, as the number of people with no faith has climbed by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (44.2%) reports no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 38.1%, Hinduism at 4.5%, Islam at 3.2%, and Buddhism at 2.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 43.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/801/australian-capital-territory/topic/religion