46.0% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
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.
A far higher share of people in 20,000 to 49,999 report no religion compared to the national average. This shift is stark, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011. Today, nearly half the population avoids a religious label.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 46.0%, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 41.4%, while Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism each represent about 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 45.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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/SOSR512/20-000-to-49-999/topic/religion