49.8% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Major Urban · Section of State
Religion in Major Urban
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Major Urban now identifies as having no religion. This shift has seen the area become far more secular than the national average, with a significant move away from traditional faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 50% of people here have no religion, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9% and represents a 21 point rise since 2011. Those with a faith are mostly Christian (36.6%), followed by Hindus at 3.2%, and Muslims and Buddhists both at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.3%
- Anglican 13.5%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- 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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS60/major-urban/topic/religion