In 2021, over 11 million people in Australia affiliated with Christianity, making it the leading religious affiliation among the Australian population that year. In the younger age groups, the number of people who affiliated with secular beliefs, other spiritual beliefs, and no religious affiliation was greater than those who affiliated with Christianity.
Religious group affiliation in Australia in 2021, by age
Characteristic
0-14 years
15-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
45-54 years
55-64 years
65 years and over
Total
Buddhism
70,677
64,219
103,952
116,813
97,961
82,569
79,636
615,823
Christianity
1,704,553
1,131,027
1,048,942
1,279,444
1,549,562
1,624,458
2,810,833
11,148,814
Hinduism
151,344
79,439
174,062
166,300
54,324
30,590
27,937
684,002
Islam
239,000
115,133
150,510
141,190
79,993
48,640
38,926
813,392
Judaism
17,422
10,411
10,162
12,162
12,678
11,843
25,270
99,956
Other Religions
69,835
36,299
86,001
66,391
26,659
20,709
19,519
325,421
Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 4, 2022). Religious group affiliation in Australia in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359012/australia-religious-group-affiliation-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Religious group affiliation in Australia in 2021, by age." Chart. July 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359012/australia-religious-group-affiliation-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Religious group affiliation in Australia in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359012/australia-religious-group-affiliation-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Religious Group Affiliation in Australia in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359012/australia-religious-group-affiliation-by-age/
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