49.6% ▲ +98.5%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Petrie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Petrie report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 25 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.6% of people here identify with no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the most common group, followed by Christians at 43.7%, while Buddhists make up 0.8% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Petrie, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (44%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.5%
- Anglican 10.4%
- Other Christian 6.9%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/religion