37.2% ▲ +108.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Armidale Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Armidale Surrounds - South identify with a faith, though the number of people with no religion has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011. This shift reflects a changing spiritual landscape in the area, where 53.2% of residents now identify as Christian.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 53.2%, while 37.2% of people report no religion. This no-religion figure is well above the New South Wales average, though it remains a little below the national figure.
37.2% ▲ +108.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Armidale Surrounds - South, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Armidale Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011188/armidale-surrounds-south/topic/religion