36.2% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tweed Heads South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Tweed Heads South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 11 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2016 marks a shifting spiritual landscape in Tweed Heads South. While over half the area still identifies as Christian, the number of people with no faith has grown significantly to reach 36.2%. This shift reflects a broader trend towards less religious identification across the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 53.1%, though 36.2% of residents now claim no religion. This figure is well above the New South Wales average, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism are less common, each making up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tweed Heads South, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 18.8%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 35.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031552/tweed-heads-south/topic/religion