31.1% ▲ +91.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bathurst Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bathurst Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Bathurst Surrounds compared to most similar areas. While a majority of the population still identifies as Christian, the number of people reporting no religion has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 57.7%, while 31.1% of residents report no religion. This last group is much smaller than in most other areas, sitting well below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bathurst Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 58%; No religion is next at 31%.
-
- Catholic 26.8%
- Anglican 18.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.3%
-
- No religion 30.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
-
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bathurst Surrounds
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Bathurst Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011060/bathurst-surrounds/topic/religion