44.0% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ararat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ararat
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than four in ten people in Ararat now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade. This shift makes the area notably less religious than most other parts of Victoria and Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose by 18 points since 2011 to reach 44.0%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christians make up the next largest group at 37.1%, while Hindus and Muslims each represent around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (16%).
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 5.5%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011386/ararat/topic/religion