55.3% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Downer
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Downer report having no religion. This is a striking figure that puts the area far above both the territory and national averages for non-religious residents.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 55.3% of residents have no religion, which is far above the ACT figure of 44.2% and the Australian average of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 27.2% and Buddhism at 6.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Downer, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 54.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.1%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/religion