Religion

Top 20 Australia
2011 2006
Catholic 25.3% Catholic 25.8%
No religion 22.3% Anglican 18.7%
Anglican 17.1% No religion 18.7 %
Uniting Church 5.0% Uniting Church 5.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8% 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%
Jehovahs Witnesses 0.4% Jehovahs Witnesses 0.4%
Sikhism 0.3% Salvation Army 0.3%
Seventhday Adventist 0.3% Other Protestant 0.3%
Other Protestant 0.3% Seventhday 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

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
NSW20112006Catholic 27.5%Catholic VIC20112006Catholic 26.7%Catholic 27.5%No
28.2%Anglican 19.9%Anglican 21.8%No religion religion 24.0%No religion 20.4%Anglican
17.9%No religion 14.3%Uniting Church 3.9%Uniting 12.3%Anglican 13.6%Uniting Church 4.7%Uniting
Church 4.6%Islam 3.2%Presbyterian and Reformed Church 5.6%Eastern Orthodox 4.3%Eastern
3.3% Orthodox 4.5%

QLD20112006Catholic 23.8%Catholic 24.0%No WA20112006No religion 25.5%Catholic

religion 22.1%Anglican 20.4%Anglican 18.9%No 23.7%Catholic 23.6%No religion 22.9%Anglican
religion 18.6%Uniting Church 6.4%Uniting Church 18.8%Anglican 20.4%Uniting Church 3.3%Uniting
7.2%Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%Presbyterian church 3.8%Christian, nfd 2.8%Presbyterian and
and Reformed 3.7% Reformed 2.2%

SA20112006No religion 28.1%No religion ACT20112006No religion 28.9%Catholic

24.2%Catholic 19.9%Catholic 20.2%Anglican 28.0%Catholic 26.1%No religion 23.4%Anglican
12.6%Anglican 13.7%Uniting Church 8.9%Uniting 14.7%Anglican 16.7%Uniting Church 3.3%Uniting
Church 10.0%Lutheran 4.5%Lutheran 4.7% Church 4.0%Buddhism 2.6%Presbyterian and
Reformed 2.7%

TAS20112006No religion 28.6%Anglican NT20112006No religion 23.9%No religion

29.3%Anglican 26.0%No religion 21.5%Catholic 23.1%Catholic 21.6%Catholic 21.1%Anglican
17.9%Catholic 18.4%Uniting Church 4.8%Uniting 11.4%Anglican 12.3%Uniting Church 6.9%Uniting
Church 5.8%Presbyterian and Reformed Church 7.0%Lutheran 3.7%Lutheran 3.9%
2.4%Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%
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Top 5 capital cities
Sydney20112006Catholic 28.3%Catholic Melbourne20112006Catholic 27.2%Catholic
29.1%No religion 17.6%Anglican 17.9%Anglican 28.3%No religion 23.5%No religion 20.1%Anglican
16.1%No religion 14.1%Islam 4.7%Eastern 10.8%Anglican 12.2%Eastern Orthodox
Orthodox 4.3%Eastern Orthodox 4.2%Islam 5.5%Eastern Orthodox 5.9%Buddhism 4.0%Uniting
3.9% Church 4.0%

Brisbane20112006Catholic - 24.1%Catholic 24.5%No Perth20112006No religion 25.1%Catholic

religion - 22.8%Anglican 19.0%Anglican - 17.1%No 24.6%Catholic 24.5%No religion 22.2%Anglican
religion 18.9%Uniting Church - 6.0%Uniting Church 18.5%Anglican 20.2%Uniting Church 3.0%Uniting
6.9%Presbyterian and Reformed - 3.2%Presbyterian Church 3.5%Buddhism 2.5%Presbyterian and
and Reformed 3.4% Reformed 2.3%

Adelaide20112006No religion 28.1%No religion Canberra20112006No religion 28.9%Catholic

24.2%Catholic 21.3%Catholic 21.8%Anglican 28.0%Catholic 26.1%No religion 23.3%Anglican
12.6%Anglican 14.0%Uniting Church 7.6%Uniting 14.7%Anglican 16.7%Uniting Church 3.3%Uniting
Church 8.6%Eastern Orthodox 3.5%Eastern Church 4.0%Buddhism 2.6%Presbyterian and
Orthodox 3.6% Reformed 2.7%

Hobart20112006No religion 29.4%Anglican Darwin20112006No religion 26.6%No religion

29.8%Anglican 26.2%No religion 21.6%Catholic 25.2%Catholic 23.0%Catholic 23.2%Anglican
20.3%Catholic 21.1%Uniting Church 3.4%Uniting 12.0%Anglican 13.2%Uniting Church 4.6%Uniting
Church 4.2%Presbyterian and Reformed Church 5.4%Eastern Orthodox 3.0%Eastern
1.9%Presbyterian and Reformed 2.0% Orthodox 2.9%