44.9% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Blackburn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Blackburn now report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are far more common than in most other areas. This shift is a major part of local life, as the proportion of people without a faith has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident is more likely to have no religion (44.9%) than a Christian faith (41.1%), a figure well above the national average. This trend has grown quickly, with the number of people reporting no religion rising 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Blackburn splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 44.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.5%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031161/blackburn/topic/religion