39.1% ▲ +120.2%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range
Religion in 50,000 to 99,999
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in 50,000 to 99,999 identify as Christians, making it the most common faith in the area. While Christianity remains the largest group, the number of residents reporting no religion has jumped by 21 percentage points since 2011. This shift means that about 39% of the population now claim no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.6% of people identify as Christians, while 39.1% report no religion, which is a figure about the same as the national average. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.9% and Hinduism at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 38.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- 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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR311/50-000-to-99-999/topic/religion