Australians are less religious than ever, and more likely to be from overseas

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For the time, census data shows fewer than half of Australians say they are Christian, while almost as many say they have no religious beliefs.

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Australians are increasingly unlikely to worship a god and more likely to come from immigrant families.The Australian population reached 25.4 million last yearThe 2021 census has revealed a growing nation — more than 25 million people — that is more diverse than ever.For the first time, fewer than half of Australians identified as Christian, though Christianity remained the nation's most common religion .

The information helps governments improve their services, and helps researchers and businesses better understand the community.Christianity was the stated religion of about 90 per cent of Australians until 1966, when its dominance began to wane. A generation ago , 56.1 per cent of Australians aged over 15 were in a registered marriage. That's now dropped to 46.5 per cent.Almost half of the population has a parent born overseas.

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when you look into the history of Christianity, it's bloody scary. To think how religions, 'cults' are so entwined with politics throughout the world, like a cancer.

Australian culture and history slowly be erased

Doesn't account for many people who believe in a 'God', but don't follow organized religion. 'I don't believe the Bible is literal, I don't go to church, but I believe there's a 'higher power' pulling the strings' is a Common belief. Issues with Dogma aren't limited to religion.

Less people with imaginary friends. Who’d have thought…

All those foreigners importing their atheism and what not. *shakes fist* /s

Good! Slowly sucking out the poison.

My religion is myself, I named it 'Only believe and Believe in yourself'

Of course they are. Immigration is the only idea government has.

- All faiths are not equal! I'd denounce my religion too if I was from a nonsense faith!

Less religious can only be a good thing. Particularly when it results in the recent developments in America.

Today's myths are yesterday's religions. Today's religions are tomorrow's myths.

So?

Thank god for that!

And yet Parliament still recites the Lord’s Prayer every sitting

Hahaha yeah they started coming from all over the world a little over 200 years ago.

This just shows the narrow view the author holds on religion. Money has been the religion of the west for some time.

Australians are all from overseas. lol. The first people know this.

I used to go to church a very long time ago but the poor behaviour of these 'guardians' of my faith repulsed me, the bullying of females, the uncloaked paedophilia with no punishment from the church, the greed. I'm not surprised by this news, we are more aware now.

Good. Fewer raging hypocrites.

So australia isn’t Australia anymore ........

What your headline should say is that Christians are still the most numerous group in Australia.

Because people dont like to go to book readings anymore, plus its always the same book! 😄 And Star Wars has a better Sci-Fi story, it has more episodes.

Being religious isn't correlated to believing in God, judging by the proportions of sinful politicians in and out religious establishments Politics in religion is disastrous historically as spiritualism is overridden by egos,power,self righteousness, discrimination,even abuse

Good. Religion is a scam. taxreligion

Now that less than half of people identify with the church can we finally tax them please?

Follow the scripture , every word. Organised religion is not scripture.

Sport, shopping, cars, are each and all Religion.

The ABC cheering on the end of Christianity while bootlicking Islam. Imagine my surprise

also of interest viz 25,000 stated they are in a same sex marriage, or 0.1% of the population, so WhyTF are same sex marriages of interest to the gen public, is it a craving for & a resurrection of freak shows🤨

So most ppl who come from overseas aren't religious....if that's true...who cares...we all have rights.

with the millennials aka the 'dumbed down' now being the most populous cohort,that explains why there is so much confusion & misunderstanding of: religion,politics - who in their right minds would vote for the ALP or Greens,what it means to be a woman or that being gay = normal

Well they're bad businesses with poor customer services.

The communist dream is slowly being fulfilled.

THE CATHLIC CHURCH HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR.

More pressure on the government to stop funding Christian Ministry in public schools via the Chaplaincy program. Remove the evangelical third party employers like Scripture Union. Only 100 more signatures needed to get this petition to 20,000 supporters.

Good because I hate religion. So did Jesus. I follow him.

Australia is more diverse than ever. Let's see that reflected in the board rooms.

Good

What has religion ever done for me?

Why believe in something imaginary that doesn’t exist, hence the downturn.

Less religious? Or is it that the ABC left told people not to tick that box because it is referenced for government funding? See we’ll never know, because the left rigged this last census, as they try and do everything

Plus millennials now outnumber boomers & luckily we are not making any more boomers just a a few RWNJs. The Greens/“Teals” policies are popular & as demographics change will gain more support. Like the LNP, the ALP's pragmatism may make them irrelevant.

History shows nations that are irreligious eventually fall Could say whatever blessing we have for this great nation 🇦🇺 will be gone & God will hand this country over to some God fearing 🇷🇺✝️ people Some hypersonic missiles 💥 - then there will be no USA & no Europe Too easy

probably more spiritual. You dont need a building

Australians often put down that they're religious even though they don't really believe or practise or know much about their professed faith

Australia needs to be supervised the the SCOTUS. They need to get back with ultra-religion. Clearly they can’t think for themselves and need proper laws for recourse. America is learning this fast. Thanks uncle Clarence.

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