Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds
A new survey suggests that Australia's religious population is significantly lower than official census data indicates. Researchers found that changing the census question format to a simple 'yes/no' query results in a majority of respondents identifying as having no religion.
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?’ 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?’ Religion Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousness
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