46.0% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bacchus Marsh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bacchus Marsh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in the number of people reporting no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of Bacchus Marsh. This figure climbed by 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 46%, meaning nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is now 46%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other major groups include Christians at 43.3%, those with other religions at 2.4%, Hindus at 1.5%, and Muslims at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bacchus Marsh splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 2.1%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041353/bacchus-marsh/topic/religion