53.0% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Religion in 20,000 to 49,999
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of people in 20,000 to 49,999 report having no religion, marking it as one of the least religious areas at this level. This shift is striking, with the proportion of non-religious residents climbing by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident here is more likely to have no religion (53%) than any other affiliation, a figure far above the national 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.1%, while other religions like Buddhism and Hinduism each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 52.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.1%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 7.4%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR412/20-000-to-49-999/topic/religion