35.7% ▲ +82.7%
Lower than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 35.7%
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.
A jump in the number of people with no religion has shaped the latest data for 499 or less. While over half the population still identifies as Christian, those claiming no faith rose by 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 35.7%. This shift brings the area closer to the national figure, though it remains lower than most similar regions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.3%. Those reporting no religion make up 35.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 499 or less, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Anglican 16.7%
- Other Christian 6.1%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Pentecostal 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 35.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/religion