47.0% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bairnsdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bairnsdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Bairnsdale now reports having no religion. This represents a significant shift for the area, where the number of people without a religious affiliation has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47%, those with no religion are far more common here than in most other areas and well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 41.9%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each account for less than 1% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bairnsdale, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 13.1%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021081/bairnsdale/topic/religion