40.4% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Richmond Valley - Hinterland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Richmond Valley - Hinterland, where 46.7% of people identify with a Christian denomination. However, the area has seen a significant shift away from organised religion over the last decade. People reporting no religion now make up 40.4% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion now account for 40.4% of the area, a figure that rose 18 points since 2011. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and a little above the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Richmond Valley - Hinterland, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 18.8%
- Anglican 13.4%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.8%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 39.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Richmond Valley - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/religion