In Australia
The latest census results are out and the number of Australians who selected “no religion” has risen again to 38.9%, up from 30.1% in 2016. This makes them the second-largest “religious group” after Christians, who make up 43.9% of the population, down from 52.1% in 2016.11 hours ago.
In New Zealand, the decline is even worse.
The 2018 Census results showed almost half the population (48.2 percent) had no religion, compared with 41.9 percent in the 2013 Census, 34.6 percent in the 2006 Census, and 29.6 in the 2001 Census. “This latest result supports an increasing trend in the number of people reporting no religion in the last few censuses.3/10/2019
