Religion
Top 20 – Australia
2011
Catholic – 25.3%
2006
Catholic – 25.8%
No religion – 22.3%
Anglican – 18.7%
Anglican – 17.1%
Uniting Church 5.0%
Presbyterian and Reformed – 2.8%
No religion – 18.7 %
Uniting Church – 5.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed – 3.0 %
Eastern Orthodox – 2.6%
Eastern Orthodox – 2.7%
Buddhism – 2.5%
Buddhism – 2.1%
Islam 2.2%
Islam – 1.7%
Christian, nfd 2.2%
Baptist – 1.6%
Baptist – 1.6%
Christian, nfd – 1.6%
Hinduism 1.3%
Lutheran – 1.3%
Lutheran – 1.2%
Pentecostal – 1.1%
Pentecostal 1.1%
Hinduism – 0.7%
Judaism – 0.5%
Judaism – 0.4%
Jehovah’s Witnesses – 0.4%
Jehovah’s Witnesses – 0.4%
Sikhism – 0.3%
Salvation Army – 0.3%
Seventh–day Adventist – 0.3%
Other Protestant – 0.3%
Other Protestant – 0.3%
Seventh–day Adventist – 0.3%
Salvation Army – 0.3%
Church of Jesus Christ – 0.3%
Latter-day Saints – 0.3%
Latter-day Saints – 0.3%
Key points
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‘No religion’ is the response that shows the largest growth in number, from 3,706,553
persons in 2006 to 4,796,787 people in 2011 – an increase of 29.4 per cent.
Hinduism represents the largest proportional growth of the three most common
non-Christian religious affiliations, from 148,125 persons in 2006 to 275,535 persons
in 2011 – an increase of 86 per cent.
Anglican represents the largest decrease in most common Christian religions
(Anglican and Catholic) from 3,718,248 in 2006 to 3,679,908 in 2011, a decrease of
38,340 persons, or 1 per cent.
Religion
Top 5 – states and territories
NSW
VIC
2011
2006
2011
2006
Catholic – 27.5%
Catholic – 28.2%
Catholic – 26.7%
Catholic – 27.5%
Anglican – 19.9%
No religion – 17.9%
Anglican – 21.8%
No religion – 14.3%
No religion – 24.0%
Anglican – 12.3%
No religion – 20.4%
Anglican – 13.6%
Uniting Church – 3.9%
Uniting Church – 4.6%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 3.3%
Uniting Church – 4.7%
Eastern Orthodox –
4.3%
Uniting Church – 5.6%
Eastern Orthodox –
4.5%
Islam – 3.2%
QLD
WA
2011
2006
2011
2006
Catholic – 23.8%
Catholic – 24.0%
No religion – 25.5%
Catholic – 23.7%
No religion – 22.1%
Anglican – 18.9%
Anglican – 20.4%
No religion – 18.6%
Catholic – 23.6%
Anglican – 18.8%
No religion – 22.9%
Anglican – 20.4%
Uniting Church – 6.4%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 3.5%
Uniting Church – 7.2%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 3.7%
Uniting Church – 3.3%
Uniting church – 3.8%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.2%
Christian, nfd – 2.8%
SA
ACT
2011
2006
2011
2006
No religion – 28.1%
No religion – 24.2%
No religion – 28.9%
Catholic – 28.0%
Catholic – 19.9%
Anglican – 12.6%
Catholic – 20.2%
Anglican – 13.7%
Uniting Church –
10.0%
Lutheran – 4.7%
Catholic – 26.1%
Anglican – 14.7%
No religion – 23.4%
Anglican – 16.7%
Uniting Church – 3.3%
Uniting Church – 4.0%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.7%
Uniting Church – 8.9%
Lutheran – 4.5%
Buddhism – 2.6%
TAS
NT
2011
2006
2011
2006
No religion – 28.6%
Anglican – 29.3%
No religion – 23.9%
No religion – 23.1%
Anglican – 26.0%
Catholic – 17.9%
No religion – 21.5%
Catholic – 18.4%
Catholic – 21.6%
Catholic – 21.1%
Uniting Church – 4.8%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.4%
Uniting Church – 5.8%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.5%
Anglican – 11.4%
Anglican – 12.3%
Uniting Church – 6.9%
Uniting Church – 7.0%
Lutheran – 3.7%
Lutheran – 3.9%
Religion
Top 5 – capital cities
Sydney
Melbourne
2011
2006
2011
2006
Catholic – 28.3%
Catholic – 29.1%
Catholic – 27.2%
Catholic – 28.3%
No religion – 17.6%
Anglican – 16.1%
Anglican – 17.9%
No religion – 14.1%
Eastern Orthodox –
4.3%
No religion – 23.5%
Anglican – 10.8%
Eastern Orthodox –
5.5%
Buddhism – 4.0%
No religion – 20.1%
Anglican 12.2%
Eastern Orthodox –
5.9%
Uniting Church – 4.0%
Islam – 4.7%
Islam – 3.9%
Eastern Orthodox – 4.2%
Brisbane
Perth
2011
2006
2011
2006
Catholic - 24.1%
Catholic – 24.5%
No religion – 25.1%
Catholic – 24.6%
No religion - 22.8%
Anglican - 17.1%
Anglican – 19.0%
No religion – 18.9%
Catholic – 24.5%
Anglican – 18.5%
No religion – 22.2%
Anglican – 20.2%
Uniting Church - 6.0%
Presbyterian and
Reformed - 3.2%
Uniting Church – 6.9%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 3.4%
Uniting Church – 3.0%
Uniting Church – 3.5%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.3%
Buddhism – 2.5%
Adelaide
Canberra
2011
2006
2011
2006
No religion – 28.1%
No religion – 24.2%
No religion – 28.9%
Catholic – 28.0%
Catholic – 21.3%
Anglican – 12.6%
Catholic – 21.8%
Anglican – 14.0%
Catholic – 26.1%
Anglican – 14.7%
No religion – 23.3%
Anglican – 16.7%
Uniting Church – 7.6%
Eastern Orthodox –
3.5%
Uniting Church – 8.6%
Eastern Orthodox–
3.6%
Uniting Church – 3.3%
Uniting Church – 4.0%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.7%
Buddhism – 2.6%
Hobart
Darwin
2011
2006
2011
2006
No religion – 29.4%
Anglican – 29.8%
No religion – 26.6%
No religion – 25.2%
Anglican – 26.2%
Catholic – 20.3%
No religion – 21.6%
Catholic – 21.1%
Catholic – 23.0%
Anglican – 12.0%
Catholic – 23.2%
Anglican – 13.2%
Uniting Church – 3.4%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 1.9%
Uniting Church – 4.2%
Presbyterian and
Reformed – 2.0%
Uniting Church – 4.6%
Eastern Orthodox –
3.0%
Uniting Church – 5.4%
Eastern Orthodox –
2.9%