The results of Australia’s 5-yearly census for 2021 have been released on 28 June 2022.
The population grew to 25.5 million in the 2021. This is up 2.1 million from 2016.
For the first time, fewer than half of Australians (44%) identify as Christian, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. Just over 50 years ago, the proportion was about 90%.
Although Christianity remains the biggest single religion, it is closely followed by those with no religion at all. Hinduism and Islam are the fastest growing religions in Australia, but each are followed by only around 3% of the population.
India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth, behind Australia and England.
Baby Boomers – those born between 1946 and 1965 – have previously been the country’s largest generation. Now Millennials – born between 1981 and 1995 – have caught up.
In some countries like the United States, Generation X (Gen-Xers) is now more often defined as those born between 1961 and 1981.
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June 28, 2022
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