17.6% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macquarie Fields · State Electorate
Religion in Macquarie Fields
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Forty-four percent of people in Macquarie Fields identify as Christian, making it a highly religious area compared to the rest of the country. It has one of the lowest proportions of people with no religion among similar areas, sitting far below both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those with no religion rose slightly to 17.6% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure of 38.9%. Beyond Christianity, Islam is the next most common faith at 15.2%, followed by Hinduism at 10.9% and Buddhism at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (18%) and Islam (15%).
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Orthodox 3.5%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
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- No religion 17.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10048/macquarie-fields/topic/religion