51.4% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Gippsland · Council (LGA)
Religion in South Gippsland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the population in South Gippsland now report having no religion. This makes it one of the areas with the highest proportion of non-religious residents in the region, with 51.4% of people choosing this category.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 20 points since 2011, leaving the area far above the national figure of 38.9%. While 51.4% identify as non-religious, Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 38.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Gippsland, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.7%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 South Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26170/south-gippsland/topic/religion