Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow – census
London, UKAP Fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, according to the most recent census – the first time a minority of the population has followed the country’s official religion. Britain has become less religious – and less white – in the decade since the last census, figures from the 2021 census […]
People with ‘no religion’ officially overtake number of Christians in New Zealand, according to latest census
The number of New Zealanders who identify as having ‘no religion’ has surpassed the number of Christians in the country for the first time, latest census figures show. The data from last year’s census, released this week, shows that 48.59 per cent of New Zealanders indicated ‘no religion’ in 2018, up from 41.92 per cent […]
Australian Census analysis shows rising percentage of students identifying with ‘no religion’
Thirty-seven per cent of Australian students identify as having ‘no religion’ – up from 29 per cent in 2006, according to an analysis of Census data. The analysis, carried out by the Independent Schools Council of Australia, also found that the proportion of students who identified as Catholic had declined from 30 per cent in […]
More than half of British people now say they have no religion, survey finds
The proportion of British people who describe themselves as having no religion has reached 53 per cent – the highest level NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey has recorded. The figure is up from 48 per cent recorded in 2015 and well up from the 31 per cent recorded in 1983. NatCen‘s data showed the decline in […]
CENSUS: ALMOST A THIRD OF AUSTRALIANS TICK ‘NO RELIGION’ BUT MORE THAN HALF IDENTIFY AS CHRISTIANS
DAVID ADAMS reports on what the 2016 Census reveals about Australia’s religious landscape…