44.3% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Benalla Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Benalla Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 44% of people in Benalla Surrounds report having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift is the most striking trend in the area, with the number of people claiming no faith rising by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While no religion is the most common response at 44.3%, Christianity follows closely at 44.1%. Other faiths are rare here, with Buddhism at 0.4% and Judaism at 0.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Benalla Surrounds splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 43.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Uniting Church 5.3%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 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 Benalla Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021064/benalla-surrounds/topic/religion