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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Maddie Thomas

Divine renovation: as churchgoing declines in Australia, places of worship go on the market

A renovated former church in Collingwood, in inner-city Melbourne
A renovated former church in Collingwood, Melbourne. Church buildings that have been converted to homes are selling for millions in Australia’s cities. Photograph: Peter Bennetts/Kister Architects

Neil Hicks, the archdeacon at the Anglican diocese of Wangaratta, knows the number of his parishioners is dwindling.

“When I was a kid, lots of kids in my primary school went to church and Sunday school but by middle school most had stopped going and now they’re grandparents,” he says.

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