41.9% ▲ +93.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rutherglen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Rutherglen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Rutherglen identify as Christians, making it the most common faith in the area. While Christianity remains the dominant group, there has been a sharp rise in those with no religion over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the largest group at 50.7%, though the share of people with no religion has jumped 20 points since 2011 to reach 41.9%. This figure is a little above both the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rutherglen, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 42%.
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- Catholic 23.2%
- Anglican 15.9%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021065/rutherglen/topic/religion