46.9% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Boulder · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Boulder
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Boulder now report having no religion, with 46.9% of the population claiming no faith. This shift makes the area much less religious than the typical Australian community. While Christianity remains a significant faith for 32.9% of residents, the trend toward having no religion is now the dominant story here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47% of people in Boulder have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 1.0% and Islam at 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Boulder, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (18%).
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- No religion 46.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Other Christian 7.5%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50159/boulder/topic/religion