Islam has grown to 813,392 people, which is 3.2 per cent of the Australian population.ĭr David Gruen AO, Australian Statistician, said “The religion question holds a special place in the Census – it is one of the few topics that has been in every one of Australia’s 18 Censuses and is the only question that is voluntary.ĭespite being voluntary, we saw an increase in the proportion of people answering the question, from 91 per cent in 2016 to 93 per cent in 2021.Ĭensus religion data shows a characteristic of Australia that has changed significantly over the past two decades. The other religions/beliefs that make up society within the US are as follows: Unaffiliated (22.8), Catholic (20.8), Jewish (1.9), Other Non-Christian (1.8), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1.6), Jehovah’s Witness (.8), Buddhist (.7), Hindu (.7), Eastern Orthodox Christian (.5), and Other Christian (.4). Hinduism has grown by 55.3 per cent to 684,002 people, or 2.7 per cent of the population. Other religions are growing but continue to make up a small proportion of the population. Almost 40 per cent (38.9 per cent) of Australia’s population reported having no religion in the 2021 Census, an increase from 30 per cent (30.1 per cent) in 2016 and 22 per cent (22.3 per cent) in 2011. While fewer people are reporting their religion as Christian, more are reporting ‘no religion’. As in earlier Censuses, the largest Christian denominations are Catholic (20.0 per cent of the population) and Anglican (9.8 per cent). This has reduced from over 50 per cent (52.1 per cent) in 2016 and from over 60 per cent (61.1 per cent) in 2011. has fallen to just 47 among those surveyed representing less than half of the adult population for the. The 2021 Census has revealed increasing diversity in the religions Australians identified, reflecting continuing changes in our social attitudes and belief systems.Ĭhristianity is the most common religion in Australia, with over 40 per cent (43.9 per cent) identifying as Christian. The table below shows changes in the proportion (by percentage points) of the population of England and Wales. Since 2007, the percentage of adults who say they are atheist, agnostic or nothing in particular in the Center’s surveys has grown from 16 to 29. The new Gallup poll, published Monday, indicates that religious membership in the U.S.
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