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Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds

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Per The Guardian, an Essential Media poll finds that if the upcoming August census question was rephrased, Australia would no longer be a majority-religious country. The poll tested an alternative format and found that the current design—which lists specific religions, no religion, and other options—may overstate how religious the nation actually is.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/11/australia-w...

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