36.7% ▲ +90.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) · Urban Centre
Religion in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), where the proportion of people reporting no religion rose by 17 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, while those with no religion now make up 36.7% of the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 49.2% of residents are Christian, the number of people with no religion is now well above the New South Wales figure, though it remains a little below the national rate. Other faiths include Hinduism at 3.1%, Islam at 1.8%, and other religions at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part), the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 24.2%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.5%
- 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/religion