29.8% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Barkly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Barkly
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Barkly now report having no religion, with the figure rising 10 percentage points since 2011. Despite this shift, the area remains more religious than most other parts of Australia, with 60.5% of residents identifying as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 29.8% of people here have no religion, which is well below the national figure of 38.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is a significant increase from 19.4% in 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Barkly, Christianity is the majority at 60%; No religion is next at 30%.
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- Baptist 30.9%
- Other Christian 15.5%
- Catholic 8.2%
- Anglican 4.1%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 29.7%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.8%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702021055/barkly/topic/religion