31.0% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Goulburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Goulburn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Goulburn than is typical for the rest of the country. While a growing number of residents now claim no faith, the area remains more religious than both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (56.7%) identify as Christians, while 31.0% report no religion. This last group is well below the national figure of 38.9%, though it rose by 9.9 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Goulburn, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 31%.
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- Catholic 25.3%
- Anglican 20.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 30.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101051539/goulburn/topic/religion