46.2% ▲ +169.5%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Boston · Urban Centre
Religion in Boston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Boston (L) report no religion compared to the national figure. While about 38.9% of Australians identify as non-religious, that figure is well above the national average at 46.2% in this area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has jumped 29 points since 2011 to reach 46.2%, making it more common here than in most similar areas. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Boston splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 46.3%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Uniting Church 6.9%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Baptist 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/religion