40.7% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Macarthur
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Macarthur sits around the middle of similar areas in terms of its religious makeup. Over half the population identifies as Christian, while 40.7% of residents report having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.3% of people here are Christian. Those reporting no religion make up 40.7% of the area, which is a little above the national figure but well below the ACT average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macarthur, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 27.6%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Orthodox 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 40.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/religion