48.3% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Capel · Council (LGA)
Religion in Capel
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Capel residents report having no religion, making it the most common response in the area. This shift is striking, as the number of people with no religious affiliation has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 48.3%, the proportion of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is much higher than in most similar areas, while 42.9% of the population identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Capel, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51400/capel/topic/religion