47.0% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gisborne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gisborne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Gisborne from the national figure for those with no faith. Nearly half the population now reports having no religion, marking a significant shift in the local community's spiritual makeup. This trend has accelerated quickly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47% of people in Gisborne have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 38.9% national figure. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 27.5% felt this way, while Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 45.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Gisborne splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 26.2%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021232/gisborne/topic/religion