24.0% ▲ +192.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Parkes Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Parkes Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far lower proportion of people claim no religion in Parkes Surrounds compared to the rest of the country. While 24% of residents are non-religious, this is well below the New South Wales figure and far below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 63.9%. The share of people reporting no religion has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011, though it remains much lower than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Parkes Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 24%.
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- Catholic 20.9%
- Anglican 19.7%
- Uniting Church 8.1%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.5%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 24.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 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 Parkes Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021068/parkes-surrounds/topic/religion