40.3% ▲ +69.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palmerston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Palmerston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Palmerston, where 40.4% of people identify with the religion. The area has a diverse mix of beliefs, though a growing number of residents now report having no religion at all.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.3% of people have no religion, which is a little above the national figure but well below the ACT's 44.2%. This group has grown significantly, rising 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Palmerston splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 18.1%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Orthodox 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 39.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041048/palmerston/topic/religion