52.6% ▲ +75.6%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Religion in 5,000 to 9,999
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in 5,000 to 9,999 now identify as having no religion. This shift has been rapid, with the number of non-religious residents climbing significantly over the last decade to reach 52.6%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A majority of residents report no religion, a figure far above the national 38.9% and one of the highest for similar areas. This has seen a sharp rise of 23 percentage points since 2011, while 35.1% of the population identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 52.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR514/5-000-to-9-999/topic/religion