35.1% ▲ +80.9%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Armidale · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Armidale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Armidale identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than most similar places. While the number of people reporting no religion has risen significantly over the last decade, it remains well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.8%, while 35.1% of residents have no religion. This last group has grown by 16 percentage points since 2011, though the proportion of non-religious people here is still much lower than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Armidale, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Anglican 19.3%
- Catholic 17.3%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 34.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 1.8%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11001/armidale/topic/religion