48.9% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Religion in 4,999 or less
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people report no religion in 4,999 or less compared to the national figure. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, reflecting a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common affiliation at 48.9%, which is 10 percentage points above the Australian average. This figure rose by 20 points since 2011, while Christianity remains the second most common group at 41.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.5%
- Other Christian 9.8%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Uniting Church 7.7%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR415/4-999-or-less/topic/religion