47.0% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macquarie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Macquarie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Macquarie report having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift is part of a broader trend, as the number of residents without a faith has risen by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47% of residents have no religion, a figure much higher than most areas and a little above the ACT average. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 33.8%, followed by Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, each at around 3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macquarie, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 46.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011020/macquarie/topic/religion