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The Australian Bureau of Statistics says almost 40 per cent of the Australian population reported having 'no religion'. 9News

More Australians than ever have reported they don't identify with any religion, data from the 2021 census shows.

Dr David Gruen AO, Australian Statistician, said more Australians were happy to answer the voluntary question on religion compared to past years.

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