41.9% ▲ +102.6%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Snowy Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Snowy Mountains
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 21 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in the Snowy Mountains, where 41.9% of people now report no religion. This is well above the national figure and the New South Wales average, though it remains a common trend across similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents identify as Christian at 46.1%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam make up smaller proportions. The number of people with no religion is much higher than in New South Wales.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Snowy Mountains splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 16.1%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 41.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Snowy Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/religion