33.2% ▲ +89.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wentworth-Balranald Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wentworth-Balranald Region
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism has defined the Wentworth-Balranald Region, with the share of people reporting no religion jumping 16 percentage points since 2011. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the region has seen a rapid increase in those with no faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 33.2% of people report no religion, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.6%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.5%), Muslims (0.5%) and Hindus (0.2%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wentworth-Balranald Region, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (33%) and Not stated (16%).
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- Catholic 25.1%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 33.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Wentworth-Balranald Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021179/wentworth-balranald-region/topic/religion