what are some of the religions in australia?
Catholicism Buddhism Islam Anglicanism
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 Since the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships in 1788 , Christianity has grown to be the major religion practised in Australia . Christian churches have played an integral role in the development of education , health and welfare services in Australia . For much of Australian history the Church of England ( now known as the Anglican Church of Australia ) was the largest religious denomination . However , multicultural immigration has contributed to a decline in its relative position , and the Roman Catholic Church has benefitted from recent immigration to become the largest group . Similarly , Islam , Buddhism , Hinduism and Judaism have all grown in Australia over the past half @-@ century . 

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 Australia has one of the lowest levels of religious adherence in the world . In 2001 , only 8 @.@ 8 % of Australians attended church on a weekly basis . 

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 Australia has no state religion ; Section 116 of the Australian Constitution prohibits the federal government from making any law to establish any religion , impose any religious observance , or prohibit the free exercise of any religion . In the 2011 census , 61 @.@ 1 % of Australians were counted as Christian , including 25 @.@ 3 % as Roman Catholic and 17 @.@ 1 % as Anglican ; 22 @.@ 3 % of the population reported having " no religion " ; 7 @.@ 2 % identify with non @-@ Christian religions , the largest of these being Buddhism ( 2 @.@ 5 % ) , followed by Islam ( 2 @.@ 2 % ) , Hinduism ( 1 @.@ 3 % ) and Judaism ( 0 @.@ 5 % ) . The remaining 9 @.@ 4 % of the population did not provide an adequate answer . 

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 Australia has two public broadcasters ( the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the multicultural Special Broadcasting Service ) , three commercial television networks , several pay @-@ TV services , and numerous public , non @-@ profit television and radio stations . Each major city has at least one daily newspaper , and there are two national daily newspapers , The Australian and The Australian Financial Review . In 2010 , Reporters Without Borders placed Australia 18th on a list of 178 countries ranked by press freedom , behind New Zealand ( 8th ) but ahead of the United Kingdom ( 19th ) and United States ( 20th ) . This relatively low ranking is primarily because of the limited diversity of commercial media ownership in Australia ; most print media are under the control of News Corporation and Fairfax Media . 

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 As of late 2010 , there are calls for Australians to debate whether the nation should adopt nuclear power as part of its energy mix . Nuclear power is seen to be " a divisive issue that can arouse deep passions among those for and against " . 
