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%

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
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%