39.1% ▲ +62.9%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 39.1%
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.
Christianity is the most common faith in 499 or less, where 42.8% of residents identify with the religion. While this is the largest group, those with no religion have seen a sharp increase over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.1% of people here have no religion, which is about the same as the national figure and lower than most similar areas. This group has grown significantly, rising 15 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →499 or less splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (39%), with Not stated at 16%.
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 9.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 38.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR522/499-or-less/topic/religion