45.9% ▲ +168.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ripley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ripley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of residents in Ripley claim no religion compared to the state and national figures. Nearly 46% of people here identify as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the community's makeup over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose by 29 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.9%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Ripley splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Other Christian 6.8%
- Pentecostal 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- 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 Ripley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031294/ripley/topic/religion