Beliefs and family traditions are changing
Christianity was the stated religion of about 90 per cent of Australians until 1966, when its dominance began to wane.
The ABS says migration has affected the trends since, though much of the change is due to the growth of atheist and secular beliefs.
The fastest-growing religions, according to the latest census, are Hinduism (2.7 per cent of the population) and Islam (3.2 per cent), though these worshippers remain small minorities.
