48.7% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
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.
Nearly half of the people in 499 or less report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in most other areas. This shift has been rapid, with the number of non-religious residents climbing by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.7% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.6%, while other religions, including Buddhism and Hinduism, make up a small minority of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 48.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 9.9%
- Other Christian 9.2%
- Uniting Church 8.5%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/religion