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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Tory Shepherd

Losing our religion? Most Australians have no religion, census could show if question was changed

Many people in Hyde Park in Sydney with church spire in background
Ahead of the 2026 Australian census, a new survey has found more than half of people (54%) selected ‘no’ when asked ‘do you have a religion?’ Photograph: AA World Travel Library/Alamy

Australia would no longer be a majority religious country if the format of a question in the census was changed, according to a new survey.

The Essential Media poll tested the existing census format, where people choose from a list that includes the most common religions, “no religion” and “other”.

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