37.9% ▲ +89.8%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
499 or less · Section of State Range
Religion in 499 or less
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify as having no religion in 499 or less than in most similar areas. While about 38% of the population now reports no religious affiliation, more than half of the community identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 50.4%. Those reporting no religion make up 37.9% of the area, a figure that has risen 18 points since 2011 and is now about the same as the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 499 or less, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Anglican 19.2%
- Catholic 19.0%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 37.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Sikhism 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR122/499-or-less/topic/religion