43.9% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Avoca
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Avoca, where more than four in ten people now report having no religion. This lack of affiliation is much more common here than in the rest of the state or the nation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 43.9%, a figure that rose 20 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 38.9%, while 42.5% of residents still identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Avoca splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 12%.
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- No religion 43.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 14.9%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Uniting Church 7.4%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031013/avoca/topic/religion