37.9% ▲ +103.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macksville - Scotts Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Macksville - Scotts Head
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 is the most striking shift in Macksville - Scotts Head. Half of the population still identifies as Christian, while those with no faith now make up over a third of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion account for 37.9% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and about the same as the national average. Other groups include Christians at 50.6%, while those following other religions, Buddhism, or Hinduism make up small fractions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macksville - Scotts Head, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 19.2%
- Anglican 16.2%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.8%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 37.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Macksville - Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/topic/religion