48.4% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Exeter · Urban Centre
Religion in Exeter
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Exeter now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in how the community identifies. This trend has seen a sharp rise since 2011, with the number of non-religious residents jumping by 19 percentage points.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.4% of residents have no religion, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group is now larger than those identifying as Christians, who make up 41.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Exeter, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 15.2%
- Catholic 10.6%
- Other Christian 6.5%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Pentecostal 2.3%
- Baptist 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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615007/exeter/topic/religion