48.0% ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ballarat · Council (LGA)
Religion in Ballarat
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 21 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 has shifted the spiritual landscape of Ballarat. Nearly half the population now reports no religious affiliation, marking a significant departure from traditional patterns. This trend is much stronger here than in most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.0% of people in Ballarat have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other major groups include Christians at 42.0%, while Hindus make up 1.2% and Buddhists 0.8% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/topic/religion