49.2% ▲ +124.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newlands Arm · Urban Centre
Religion in Newlands Arm
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in Newlands Arm report having no religion, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 49.2% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and rose by 27 points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 43.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newlands Arm, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (44%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 49.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 15.4%
- Catholic 13.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.6%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Newlands Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221053/newlands-arm/topic/religion