Religion
In 2006, the major religious affiliations amongst Chinese-born Australians were No Religion (119 500 persons), Buddhism (36 280 persons) and Not Stated (17 790 persons). Of the Chinese-born, 57.8 per cent stated 'No Religion', this was higher than that of the total Australian population (18.7 per cent). 8.6 per cent of the Chinese-born did not state a religion.
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