35.9% ▲ +78.5%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Muswellbrook · Urban Area
Religion in Muswellbrook
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant shift in belief has occurred in Muswellbrook, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 16 percentage points since 2011. While over half the population still identifies as Christian, the community is becoming more secular over time.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.5%, though those with no religion now make up 35.9% of the population. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate, while it remains much lower than in most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Muswellbrook, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Anglican 23.0%
- Catholic 20.2%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 35.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1023/muswellbrook/topic/religion