44.0% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ringwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ringwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
An 18 percentage point jump in those with no faith since 2011 marks a major shift for Ringwood. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making this a more secular area than most of Victoria and Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People reporting no religion make up 44% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains common at 40.4%, followed by Buddhism at 3.9% and Hinduism at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Ringwood splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (40%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 43.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Other Christian 7.5%
- Anglican 5.7%
- Baptist 4.2%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031266/ringwood/topic/religion