39.4% ▲ +113.2%
Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
500 or more · Section of State Range
Religion in 500 or more
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the 500 or more population identifies as Christian. This religious makeup is quite typical for Australia, though the number of people reporting no religion has climbed significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51%, while those with no religion make up 39.4%. This last group is lower than in most similar areas, but the figure has risen by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 500 or more, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Anglican 18.5%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 38.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/religion