26.0% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canowindra · Urban Centre
Religion in Canowindra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people now claim no religion in Canowindra, though the town remains more religious than most of the country. While this shift is happening, 60.3% of residents still identify as Christian, keeping the local figure for those with no faith well below the state and national levels.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People identifying with no religion rose to 26.0% since 2011, yet this is still far below the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains the dominant faith at 60.3%, while other religions like Hinduism and Buddhism make up very small proportions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canowindra, Christianity is the majority at 61%; No religion is next at 26%.
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- Catholic 24.0%
- Anglican 22.2%
- Uniting Church 7.0%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 26.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Canowindra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115038/canowindra/topic/religion