41.3% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macquarie · Federal Electorate
Religion in Macquarie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp 19 percentage point rise in people with no religion has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Macquarie since 2011. Now, over 41% of the population reports no religious affiliation, making it one of the most significant shifts in the area's social makeup.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 50.2% of residents still identify as Christian, the 41.3% with no religion is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other faiths are less common here, with Buddhism at 1.0%, and Hinduism at 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macquarie, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 16.2%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- No religion 40.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED127/macquarie/topic/religion