51.9% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Avalon - Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Avalon - Palm Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people here identify as having no religion compared to most other areas, making Avalon - Palm Beach a place where secularism is now the dominant trend. Over half the population reports no religious affiliation, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half the community (51.9%) identifies with no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This shift is significant, with the proportion of people reporting no religion rising 21 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Avalon - Palm Beach, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 41%.
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- No religion 51.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Anglican 16.4%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Avalon - Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021420/avalon-palm-beach/topic/religion