40.0% ▲ +90.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Evans Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Evans Head
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is shaping daily life in Evans Head, where 40% of people now report having no religion. This is a significant change for the area, as the proportion of residents without a faith has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While nearly half of the population identifies as Christian at 47.6%, those with no religion make up 40.0% of residents. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2% and a little above the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Evans Head, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 15.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.4%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- 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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011241/evans-head/topic/religion