Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 19-Oct-21

New data from Roy Morgan shows that Australians are more likely to regularly attend their place of worship now than immediately prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 19.1% of Australians aged 14+ now agree that ‘I regularly go to church or my place of worship’, an increase of 2.8% points compared to the March quarter 2020 (16.3% of Australians) just prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 19.1% of women and 19% of men have reported that they ‘regularly go to church or my place of worship’, although the increase has been larger for women during the pandemic (up 4.1% points) compared to a smaller increase for men (up 1.2% points). A look at the different generations shows that are Millennials driving the increase; 21.2% now report that they ‘regularly go to church or my place of worship’, up 5.8% points from pre-pandemic. Also increasing and above the national average is Generation Z, now at 19.8%, up 2.7% points during the pandemic. The only exception among the generations are the Pre-Boomers, those now aged over 75′; now 22.2% say they agree with the statement, down 2% points on pre-pandemic.

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