44.4% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balwyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Balwyn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 44% of people in Balwyn report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are now the most common. This represents a significant shift in the local landscape, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident of Balwyn is now non-religious, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. While Christianity remains common at 39.7%, other faiths like Buddhism (5.5%) and Hinduism (3.6%) also make up the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Balwyn splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (40%), with Buddhism at 6%.
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- No religion 44.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.3%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011147/balwyn/topic/religion