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

Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousness

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Australia would no longer be a majority religious country if the format of a question in the census was changed, according to a new survey.

The Essential Media poll tested the existing census format, where people choose from a list that includes the most common religions, “no religion” and “other”.