40.2% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palmerston - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Palmerston - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are varied in Palmerston - South, where 40.2% of people now report having no religion. This reflects a growing trend toward non-religious identities, which has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 42.3%, followed by those with no religion at 40.2%, a figure slightly above the national average of 38.9%. Other notable groups include Hindus at 4.7%, Buddhists at 1.9%, and Muslims at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Palmerston - South splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Catholic 23.1%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Anglican 4.6%
- Pentecostal 2.5%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- No religion 39.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Palmerston - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041042/palmerston-south/topic/religion