47.4% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 47.4%
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 rise of 19 percentage points since 2011 means far more people in 4,999 or less now report having no religion. This shift has left 47.4% of the population without a religious affiliation, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (47.4%) identify as having no religion, a figure higher than most similar areas. The rest of the population is mostly Christian at 37.1%, while Islam and Buddhism each account for 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (13%).
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- No religion 47.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 10.8%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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/SOSR515/4-999-or-less/topic/religion