39.8% ▲ +104.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Batemans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Batemans Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Changing beliefs shape daily life in Batemans Bay, where half the population still identifies as Christian. The most striking shift is the rapid growth of people with no religion, who now make up nearly 40% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.1% of residents identify as Christian, while 39.8% report no religion. This last group is about the same as the national figure, but it has risen by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Batemans Bay, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 20.0%
- Anglican 19.4%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/religion