54.2% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Beechworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Beechworth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of Beechworth residents now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 23 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the rest of Victoria. While 54.2% of the community claims no faith, about a third still identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 54.2%, the proportion of people with no religion is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common here, with Buddhism at 0.6%, Islam at 0.2%, and other religions at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Beechworth, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 53.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.7%
- Anglican 10.3%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031068/beechworth/topic/religion