Australians feel religion doing more bad than good, according to poll

Australians are among the most likely in the world to believe that religion does more harm than good.

That's the finding from an international survey of 17,400 people in 23 countries which found Australians to be among the most sceptical in the world about the benefits of religion.

Belgians were the most likely to think religion does more harm than good (68 per cent), with Australians, Germans and Spaniards closely behind on 63 per cent, the Ipsos Global advisor survey released on Thursday showed.