33.4% ▲ +155.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gunnedah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gunnedah
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religious affiliation in Gunnedah than in most similar areas. While over half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people with no religion has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 33.4%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 56.2%, while 33.4% of residents report no religion. This figure is about the same as New South Wales but well below the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gunnedah, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 33%.
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- Catholic 22.6%
- Anglican 21.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 33.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- 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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041199/gunnedah/topic/religion