Mataranka · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Mataranka

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

A shift toward secularism has seen more people in Mataranka reporting no religious affiliation than in previous years. Now, 43.2% of residents do not identify with any religion, which is a higher proportion than the typical person across Australia.

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📍 Mataranka, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While 43.2% of people claim no religion, Christianity is still common at 34.6%. Other groups are less frequent, with 4.2% in other faiths, 1.8% practicing Buddhism, and 1.0% following Islam.

43.2% ▲ +70.1%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 43.2%

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

Religious affiliation

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In Mataranka, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Not stated (15%).

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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70179/mataranka/topic/religion