This has influenced the increase in the proportion of Australians affiliated with non-Christian religions. There has been an increase in migration from countries where religions other than Christianity are common. The proportion reporting to have no religion also increased from 22% in 2011 to 30% in 2016 (over an additional 2 million persons).Īustralians are becoming less religious and more religiously diverse. Conversely, the proportion of the population with a religion other than Christianity increased from 7.2% in 2011 to 8.2% in 2016. Ĭompared with the 2011 Census, the proportion of the population with a Christian affiliation decreased from 61% to 52% in 2016. Nearly a third (30%) of Australians reported that they had no religion in 2016.
Other religions make up a much smaller proportion of the population (8.2%), with the most commonly reported being lslam (2.6%), closely followed by Buddhism (2.4%). Reflecting the historical influence of European migration to Australia, Christianity was the most common religion reported in the 2016 Census (52%), with Catholics the largest group (23% of the population). Today we have more diversity in religions and denominations, as well as an increasing number of people reporting that they do not have a religion. In the 1911 Census of Population and Housing, 96% of Australians reported Christianity as their religion. The Australian population is no different. Changes in social attitudes have also influenced how people see themselves and their relationship with religion. Increased migration has dispersed religious ideas and practices throughout the world. The religious fabric of the world is changing.
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