36.9% ▲ +129.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Armidale · Urban Centre
Religion in Armidale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief play a visible role in Armidale, where 42.8% of the population identify as Christians. While a large number of people now claim no religion, the area remains more religious than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 21 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.9%. This figure is well above the New South Wales average but sits a little below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Armidale, the largest group is Christianity at 43%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Catholic 16.4%
- Anglican 14.9%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 3.0%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112001/armidale/topic/religion