41.6% ▲ +89.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 20 percentage point jump in people claiming no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan. While Christianity remains the most common faith, nearly 42% of residents now identify as non-religious. This reflects a significant move away from traditional beliefs over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47.4%, but those with no religion have grown to 41.6%. This figure is a little above the national average and rose sharply from 22% in 2011. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.9% and Hinduism at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 15.5%
- Anglican 14.9%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 41.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan/topic/religion