27.9% ▲ +193.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Parkes · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Parkes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a significant role in daily life in Parkes, where 63.1% of people identify as Christian. This religious connection is much stronger than in most other similar areas, leaving far fewer people reporting no religion compared to the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 63.1% of residents are Christian, while those with no religion make up 27.9%. This figure is well below the New South Wales average and far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Parkes, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 25.7%
- Anglican 21.1%
- Uniting Church 5.3%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 27.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13162/parkes/topic/religion