44.2% ▲ +52.8%
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
Religion in Australian Capital Territory
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift in belief has swept through the Australian Capital Territory since 2011. Nearly half the population now reports having no religion, making the territory much less religious than most other parts of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose by 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.2%. This is well above the national figure of 38.9%, while those identifying with Christianity now make up 38.1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 43.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/religion