50.5% ▲ +86.7%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 50.5%
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.
Over half of the population in 499 or less reports having no religion. This shift is a major part of the local story, as the number of people without a faith has climbed steeply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and among the highest for similar areas. This represents a jump of 23 percentage points since 2011, while 38.6% of the community identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 499 or less, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 16.1%
- Catholic 11.1%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
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/SOSR622/499-or-less/topic/religion