49.0% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 49.0%
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.
Nearly half of the people in 499 or less report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade. This lack of religious affiliation is far more common here than in the rest of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 49% of residents claim no religion, which is far above the national figure and represents a 20 point rise since 2011. Christianity is the next most common faith at 39.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Uniting Church 4.6%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/religion