34.9% ▲ +115.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canterbury · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Canterbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Canterbury, where 40.4% of residents identify with the religion. While the area is quite diverse, those reporting no religion make up a smaller share of the population than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 34.9% of people here have no religion, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Buddhism at 7.7%, Islam at 4.7%, and Hinduism at 4.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canterbury, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (35%) and Buddhism (8%).
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Orthodox 8.5%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Anglican 3.2%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 34.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10796/canterbury/topic/religion