50.5% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Religion in 10,000 to 19,999
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in 10,000 to 19,999 report no religion compared to the national figure. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the local community's beliefs over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is 50.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9% and among the highest for similar areas. This figure rose by 20 percentage points since 2011, while those identifying with Christianity make up 39.0% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 10,000 to 19,999, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.8%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR413/10-000-to-19-999/topic/religion