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How many Australians believe in religion? - Approximately 68% of Australians follow a religion or share some kind of spiritual belief.

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Generations of faith - The report indicates that 47% of Aussies remain believers of the religion they grew up with.

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Converter - 7% of Aussies have swapped religions in their lifetime.

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Adopter - Prior to becoming religious, 5% of the population were non-religious, or did not have a religion.

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No longer religious - 17% of former believers have left their religion and/or are no longer religious.

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Never been religious - The 2017 report informs that 10% of Aussies have never been religious.

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Who is Jesus? - According to the report, one in 29 Aussies have never heard of Jesus.

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Christianity -

45% of Aussies follow the Christian faith. In 2011, the number was considerably more, at 61%.

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Church goers - Out of the 45% of Christian Australians, an estimated 15% are regular church goers.

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Committed practitioners - Around 7% of Christians are active and extremely devoted practitioners of the religion.

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Influenced by family - 57% of Aussies believe that their opinions about Christianity are influenced by their close family and relatives.

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Influenced by friends -

Around 25% of Aussies are reportedly influenced about their thoughts and opinions on Christianity by their friends.

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Influenced by books - The report concludes that 22% of Aussies' opinions on Christianity are shaped and influenced by the books and articles they read.

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Influenced by the media - Whereas 21% of Australians feel their opinions, ideas, and beliefs on Christianity are influenced and persuaded by the media outlets they consume.

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Islam - The report informs that 2.6% of Aussies were Muslim (according to 2016 consensus).

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Buddhism - The same 2016 consensus depicted 2.4% of the Aussie population to be Buddhist.

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Other religions - A small but mighty 9% of Aussies believe in other religions such as Taoism, Hinduism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikh, Bahai, among other faiths.

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Other religions - However, in 2016, 'other religions' only constituted 3.2% of the population.

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Spiritualism - It is estimated that 14% of Australians are spiritual but do not follow a depicted religion.

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Spiritualists who believe in a life purpose - 36% of spiritualists believe 'there is an ultimate purpose and meaning' to life.

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Spiritualists who believe in self-discovery - An estimate of 26% of spiritual Aussies believe in the journey of self-discovery.

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Spiritualists who believe in many religions - Apparently 22% of spiritualists believe in various religions or only certain aspects of depict religions.

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Non-believers -

The 2017 report explains that 32% of Australians do not believe in religion or spirituality.

In 1971, non-believers were in the vast minority with roughly 6%. In 2001, they reached 15% of the population.

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Why non-believers don't believe in religion - 49% of non-believers state they prefer science and 'evidence-based' facts over religion.

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Why non-believers don't believe in religion - The report established that 18% of non-believers think "religion is a crutch for the weak".

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Why non-believers don't believe in religion - The report also stated that 14% of non-believers thought religion was traditional and outdated.

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Non-Christians interested exploring religion - The report states that 10% of Aussies would be interested, if not very interested, in exploring Christianity.

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Non-Christians who would consider exploring religion - Around 13% of non-Christians expressed they would consider religion.

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Non-Christians NOT interested exploring religion - A whopping 77% of non-Christian Aussies said they would not, or would never, consider religion in their lives.

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How often Aussies talk about religion - According to the report, 55% of Australians occasionally talk or bring up the conversation of religion.

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Open to the idea of religion - It seems that 52% of Australians are open to the idea of religion, and even becoming of faith, if proposed with the right evidence.

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Friends of faith -

The report states that a 1.5 million Australian adults do not have Christian friends or know any people of the faith.

It also says that one in every 10 friends of Generation Z youth are religious or of faith.

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Youth and religion - Younger Aussies are more open to changing their minds and opinions about religion, in comparison to older generations.

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Talking about religion: Generation Z - Reportedly 65% of Generation Z teens and young adults are very comfortable talking about faith and religion.

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Talking about religion: Baby Boomers - Whereas more than half (51%) of Baby Boomers in Australia feel uncomfortable and never talk about religion with friends.

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Attractive factors about religion and spirituality - Seeing other people live their lives with faith is apparently something that attracts Aussies to consider or swap religions.

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Attractive factors about religion and spirituality - The report also states that personal trauma or life experience are also events that can make an individual consider or turn to faith and religion.

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Attractive factors about religion and spirituality - Personal stories, specially ones about change and growth, are also factors that impact someone's choice to follow or consider religion.

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What repels people from religion? - One of the main things that repels individuals from religion, according to the report, are the philosophical aspects, ideas, and discussions that come with being part of such community.

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What repels people from religion? - Miracle stories and speeches by celebrities or people of note, on the topic of faith and religion, are also reportedly a put off.

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - 24% of Aussies repel from Christianity because of the thought of there being an condemning hell after life.

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - 21% of Aussies find the role of women in Christianity to be a belief blocker.

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - Homosexuality (33%) is an the biggest issue people have with the religion.

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - Science and evolution also play a big part in why Aussie do not convert to Christianity (18%).

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Factors that stop non-Christians from believing - The bible is a key factor to Aussie's thoughts on religion (20%).

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - 24% of Aussies dislike the aspect of suffering that they believe comes with religion.

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Reasons why non-believers do not believe in Christianity - The fear of the supernatural, or simply the elements of the supernatural, are also a belief blocker for Aussies (23%).

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