25.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bruce · Federal Electorate
Religion in Bruce
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Bruce, where 41.7% of residents identify with the religion. The area is notably more religious than the rest of the country, with a far lower share of people reporting no religion compared to the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 25.2% of people here have no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the own national figure of 38.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 2.7 points since 2011. Other significant groups include Islam at 13.8%, Buddhism at 5.3%, and Hinduism at 4.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bruce, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (25%) and Islam (14%).
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Orthodox 5.6%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
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- No religion 25.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.8%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED204/bruce/topic/religion