44.2% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) · Urban Centre
Religion in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), where 44.2% of residents now report no religion. This trend reflects a broader move away from traditional faith, with the number of people claiming no religion jumping 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 44.2% of people here have no religion—well above the national figure of 38.9%—Christianity remains the most common faith at 38.1%. Other significant groups include Hindus at 4.5%, Muslims at 3.2%, and Buddhists at 2.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL802001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/religion