36.6% ▲ +111.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in East Mackay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 5% fewer people in East Mackay identify as having no religion compared to the Queensland average. While Christianity remains the most common faith here, the number of residents reporting no religion has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.2% of the population identifies as Christian, while 36.6% have no religion. This last group is much smaller than in most other areas and sits well below the Queensland figure, despite rising 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In East Mackay, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Uniting Church 5.6%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 36.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021343/east-mackay/topic/religion