44.2% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Irwin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Irwin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher proportion of people in Irwin report having no religion compared to the national average. This shift is part of a growing trend in the area, with nearly 44% of residents now identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 11 percentage points since 2016 to reach 44.2%, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 41.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Irwin splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 13%.
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- No religion 44.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 18.6%
- Catholic 14.2%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Irwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041289/irwin/topic/religion