47.6% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paynesville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Paynesville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Paynesville report having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the area, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has climbed sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 47.6% of the population, a figure well above the national 38.9% and the Victorian 39.3%. This group rose by 18 percentage points since 2011, while Christians now represent 44.6% of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Paynesville splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 47.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 15.9%
- Catholic 13.3%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021086/paynesville/topic/religion