At the time of European settlement in 1788, the Aboriginal inhabitants followed their own religions involving beliefs in spirits behind the forces of nature, and the influence of ancestral spirit beings.

During the 1800s European settlers brought their traditional churches to Australia. These included the Church of England (now the Anglican Church), and the Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Lutheran and Baptist churches.

With the exception of a small but significant Lutheran population of Germanic descent, Australian society in 1901 was predominantly Anglo-Celtic, with 40% of the population being Anglican, 23% Catholic, 34% other Christian and about 1% professing non-Christian religions. You can learn more about Australia's religious past by using your international cell phone rental.

Now the statistics show that 27% are Roman Catholic, 21% Anglican, 5% are followers of non-Christian religions, and 26% are non-religious. Only about 7.5% of the population attend weekly church services. Many local Australian communities now organise multifaith and interfaith activities.

Use your Australia cell phone rental to find a place of worship near you.