42.8% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yass Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Yass Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Yass Surrounds sits around the middle of similar areas for its religious makeup. While nearly half of the people identify as Christian, a growing number of residents now report no religion at all.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people here have no religion, a figure that is well above the national 38.9% and rose 12 points since 2016. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 48.5%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Yass Surrounds, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Anglican 15.8%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 42.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Yass Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061542/yass-surrounds/topic/religion