26.4% ▲ +98.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Walcha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Walcha
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise in people reporting no faith has seen the number of non-religious residents in Walcha double since 2011. Despite this shift, the area remains more religious than the national average, with 61.6% of people identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those with no religion now make up 26.4% of the population, this is still far below the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are rare here, with Buddhism and other religions each accounting for just 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Walcha, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 26%.
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- Anglican 30.0%
- Catholic 17.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 8.5%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 26.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
- 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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011189/walcha/topic/religion