37.7% ▲ +101.0%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Religion in 4,999 or less
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with no religion in 4,999 or less compared to most similar areas. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 51.8%, the number of residents reporting no religion has climbed steeply to 37.7%. This shift reflects a broader trend seen across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 37.7% of residents now report no religion, a figure that is a little below the national mark of 38.9%. This proportion has risen sharply by 19 percentage points since 2011, when it stood at 18.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 4,999 or less, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 20.8%
- Anglican 19.3%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 37.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR115/4-999-or-less/topic/religion