50.2% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nimbin · Urban Centre
Religion in Nimbin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Nimbin report having no religion, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This represents a significant shift in the community, with the number of people identifying as non-religious rising 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.2% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 14.6%, followed by other religions at 3.0% and Buddhism at 2.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nimbin, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Not stated (31%) and Christianity (14%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
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- Anglican 5.3%
- Catholic 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Other Christian 1.2%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 3.0%
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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122098/nimbin/topic/religion