48.1% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
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.
Nearly half of the population in 4,999 or less identifies as having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift is stark, as the number of people reporting no faith has jumped by 21 percentage points over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.1% of people here have no religion, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is contrasted by 41.6% who identify as Christians, while smaller groups include Buddhists at 0.8%, those with other religions at 0.6%, and Muslims at 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.1%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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/SOSR215/4-999-or-less/topic/religion