49.6% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Butler
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Butler report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This shift towards non-religious identities is a defining feature of the local community, with 49.6% of people identifying this way.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly one in two people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.5%, followed by smaller groups of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Butler, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 10.0%
- Other Christian 7.8%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50229/butler/topic/religion