49.4% ▲ +68.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mansfield · Council (LGA)
Religion in Mansfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Mansfield now report having no religion. This shift has been rapid, with a huge increase in people stepping away from organized faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.4% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is a significant change from 2011, when only 29.4% felt this way, while Christianity remains the next most common faith at 40.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mansfield, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.0%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24250/mansfield/topic/religion