31.7% ▲ +65.2%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
500 or more · Section of State Range
Religion in 500 or more
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in 500 or more identify as Christians. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen, this area remains much more religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.7%. Those with no religion make up 31.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 38.9%, though this group grew by 13 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 500 or more, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 32%.
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- Anglican 12.0%
- Catholic 10.3%
- Other Christian 9.7%
- Uniting Church 9.0%
- Baptist 8.7%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 31.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 5.4%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR721/500-or-more/topic/religion