40.7% ▲ +84.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macarthur · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Macarthur
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 40.7% of people in Macarthur report having no religion, a figure that sits around the middle compared to similar areas. While more than half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people with no religious affiliation has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 53.3%, while 40.7% of residents have no religion. This latter group is a little above the national figure but well below the 44.2% seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macarthur, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 27.6%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Orthodox 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 40.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071083/macarthur/topic/religion