43.1% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ballina Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ballina Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Ballina Surrounds sits around the middle of similar areas for its religious makeup. While nearly half the population identifies as Christian, there has been a significant shift toward people claiming no religion. This group now makes up 43.1% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen by 21 points since 2011, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faith groups are small here, with Buddhism at 1% and Hinduism at 0.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ballina Surrounds, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 14.3%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Ballina Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011237/ballina-surrounds/topic/religion