46.6% ▲ +103.1%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Jacobs Well · Urban Centre
Religion in Jacobs Well
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from organised faith has defined Jacobs Well, where the share of people reporting no religion rose 24 percentage points since 2011. Now, nearly half the population identifies as non-religious, making this one of the most striking changes in the area's social makeup.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 46.6% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group is now slightly larger than those who identify with Christianity, who account for 46.2% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Jacobs Well splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Anglican 14.0%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Pentecostal 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315045/jacobs-well/topic/religion