RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS, 2011 AND 2016
		2011(a)		2016
Religious Affiliations		Populations  ('000)	Population (%)	Populations  ('000)	Population  (%)
Christian		13 149.3	61.1	12 201.6	52.1
Catholic		5 439.3	25.3	5 291.8	22.6
Anglican		3 679.9	17.1	3 101.2	13.3
Uniting Church		1 065.8	5.0	870.2	3.7
Presbyterian and Reformed		599.5	2.8	526.7	2.3
Eastern Orthodox		563.1	2.6	502.8	2.1
Other Christian		1 801.8	8.4	1 908.9	8.2
Other Religions		1 546.3	7.2	1 920 .8	8.2
Islam		476.3	2.2	604.2	2.6
Buddhism		529.0	2.5	563.7	2.4
Hinduism		275.5	1.3	440.3	1.9
Sikhism		72.3	0.3	125.9	0.5
Judaism		97.3	0.5	91.0	0.4
Other		95.9	0.4	95.7	0.4
No Religion(b)		4 804.6	22.3	7 040.7	30.1
Australia(c)		21 507.7	100	23 401.9	100
(a) 2011 data has been calculated using the 2016 definitions. (b) No religion includes secular beliefs (e.g. Atheism) and other spiritual beliefs (e.g. New Age). (c) As religion was an optional question, the total for Australia will not equal the sum of the items above it. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016

RELIGION AND AGE


Older people, particularly those aged 65 years and over, were most likely to report Christianity (70%).

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND AGE, 2016