39.9% ▲ +70.1%
Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Religion in Remainder of State/Territory
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people reporting no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of the Remainder of State/Territory since 2011. While 39.9% of residents now claim no faith, this figure is lower than in most similar areas. The region shows a nearly equal split between those with no religion and those identifying as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Since 2011, the number of people with no religion rose by 16 percentage points to 39.9%, a figure about the same as the national average. This group is now the largest, followed closely by Christians at 39.4%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Islam make up a much smaller part of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between No religion (40%) and Christianity (39%), with Not stated at 17%.
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.7%
- Other Christian 9.6%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Aboriginal traditional 2.0%
- 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR731/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/religion