29.0% ▲ +125.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tamworth Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Tamworth Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in people reporting no faith has seen the number of non-religious residents in Tamworth Surrounds climb by 16 percentage points since 2011. While this shift is significant, the area remains more religious than most other parts of the country, with 62.9% of people identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 29% of people report having no religion, which is well below the national figure of 38.9%. This represents a shift in the community, as the proportion of people with no faith has risen since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tamworth Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 29%.
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- Anglican 28.8%
- Catholic 21.6%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 28.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Tamworth Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041205/tamworth-surrounds/topic/religion