Palmdale · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Palmdale

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

Christianity is the most common faith in Palmdale, where 45.3% of people identify with the religion. However, the area is also marked by a very high number of people who claim no religious affiliation. This lack of religious tie is far more common here than in the rest of the state.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 44.2% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This level of non-religion is also well above the national average and higher than most other similar areas.

44.2%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 44.2%

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

Religious affiliation

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Palmdale splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (46%), with Not stated at 4%.

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 Palmdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13145/palmdale/topic/religion