47.5% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bega Valley · Council (LGA)
Religion in Bega Valley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Bega Valley identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the state. This shift is striking, with nearly half the population now reporting no faith, while 41.8% identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This is a significant change for the area, as the number of people reporting no religion rose 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bega Valley, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 16.4%
- Catholic 15.1%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- 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 Bega Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10550/bega-valley/topic/religion