47.1% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Palmwoods
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Palmwoods residents now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. This shift marks a significant departure from broader patterns across the state and the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 47.1% of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9% and has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011. Christianity follows at 42.4%, while Buddhism is the next most common faith at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Palmwoods splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 46.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 12.5%
- Anglican 11.4%
- Other Christian 8.4%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/religion