34.4% ▲ +77.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in South Mackay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in South Mackay identify as Christian, making the area more religious than much of the country. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen to 34.4%, this figure remains well below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 53.8%. The proportion of residents reporting no religion is much lower than in Queensland and Australia, despite a 15 percentage point increase since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Mackay, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 34%.
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- Catholic 27.3%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Uniting Church 6.5%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 34.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 South Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021356/south-mackay/topic/religion