49.1% ▲ +195.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Leinster · Urban Centre
Religion in Leinster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Leinster now report having no religion, a shift that has fundamentally changed the local landscape. This trend is far more pronounced here than across Australia, where the typical resident is more likely to identify with a faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 49.1% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average and rose by 33 points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common faith at 26.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Leinster, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (27%) and Not stated (23%).
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- No religion 49.6%
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Anglican 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Other Christian 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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 Leinster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522042/leinster/topic/religion