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Irreligious Australia and alcoholism (view source)
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In the 2011 Australian census, 22.3% of Australians (or 4,796,787 people) identified themselves as having "no religion" which was more than 3 percent higher (and 1,090,232 people more) than in the 2006 census and was the second largest category.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/0?opendocument&navpos=220 |title = 2011 Census QuickStats |date = 30 October 2012 | publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate = 2013-02-25}}</ref> Another 2.014 million (9.4%) were in the "not-stated or inadequately-defined" category: thus more than 31% of Australians did not state a religious affiliation in the 2011 census.<ref>[http://www.quazoo.com/q/Irreligion_in_Australia Irreligion in Ausralia]</ref>
In the 2011 Australian census, 22.3% of Australians (or 4,796,787 people) identified themselves as having "no religion" which was more than 3 percent higher (and 1,090,232 people more) than in the 2006 census and was the second largest category.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/0?opendocument&navpos=220 |title = 2011 Census QuickStats |date = 30 October 2012 | publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate = 2013-02-25}}</ref> Another 2.014 million (9.4%) were in the "not-stated or inadequately-defined" category: thus more than 31% of Australians did not state a religious affiliation in the 2011 census.<ref>[http://www.quazoo.com/q/Irreligion_in_Australia Irreligion in Ausralia]</ref>
The [[BBC]] declared in 2017:
{{Cquote|The vast majority of Australians worry that national drinking habits are excessive, according to new research...
The World Health Organization ranks Australia 19th on the global alcohol consumption ladder, ahead of Ireland at 21, the UK at 25, New Zealand at 31, Canada at 40 and the United States at 48.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39715126 Australians worry about alcohol abuse, survey says], BBC, 2017</ref>}}
In November 2013, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation indicated:
In November 2013, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation indicated: