52.3% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 massive shift in belief has seen the number of people with no religion jump by 24 percentage points since 2011 in 20,000 to 49,999. This trend has made the area one of the least religious among similar places, with over half the population now reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 52.3%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 37.7%, while Hinduism and Buddhism make up smaller shares at 1.1% and 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 51.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 12.0%
- Catholic 11.5%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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/SOSR612/20-000-to-49-999/topic/religion