36.9% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Religion in 1 million or more
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in 1 million or more, where 40% of people identify with the religion. While the number of people with no religion has risen 14 points since 2011, it remains lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity (40%) and those with no religion (36.9%) are the largest groups, followed by Islam at 5.5%, Hinduism at 4.3%, and Buddhism at 4.1%. The share of people reporting no religion is a little below the Australian figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →1 million or more splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (37%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Orthodox 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 36.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- 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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR201/1-million-or-more/topic/religion