40.1% ▲ +87.3%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Petrie · Federal Electorate
Religion in Petrie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Petrie identify as Christian, making it a key part of the local identity. While many residents still hold faith, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47%, while 40.1% of residents have no religion. This last group has grown by 19 percentage points since 2011, which is a little above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Petrie, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 7.0%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Baptist 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 39.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED326/petrie/topic/religion