46.1% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Chirnside Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Chirnside Park
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 21 percentage point jump since 2011 has seen more people in Chirnside Park now claiming no religion than any other group. This shift means nearly half the population currently identifies as non-religious, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.1% of residents have no religion, which is much higher than the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 44.8%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.2%), Hindus (1.1%), and other religions (1.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Chirnside Park splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.7%
- Anglican 8.4%
- Other Christian 7.6%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- 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 Chirnside Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051275/chirnside-park/topic/religion