38.9% —
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional · Council (LGA)
Religion in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with a religion in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional compared to most similar areas. While 48.6% of the population identify as Christian, nearly 39% of residents now report having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The share of people with no religion rose 9.7 percentage points since 2016 to reach 38.9%. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 24.0%
- Anglican 12.8%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- No religion 38.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/topic/religion