46.2% ▲ +224.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mataranka · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Mataranka (L) now report having no religion. This shift is the defining trend for the area, where the number of residents without a faith has jumped by 32 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The usual response for 46.2% of residents is no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 32.4%, while other religions, Islam and Hinduism make up smaller shares of the population.
46.2% ▲ +224.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Mataranka, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722020/mataranka/topic/religion