Arakoon · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Arakoon

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Far more people in Arakoon claim no religion than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population—47.4%—do not identify with any faith, which is a much higher figure than across New South Wales and Australia.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

With 47.4% of residents reporting no religion, this is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 43.6%, while Buddhism accounts for 1.6%.

47.4% ▲ +84.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 47.4%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Arakoon splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 6%.

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 Arakoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10070/arakoon/topic/religion