47.1% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ararat Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ararat Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge jump in people claiming no faith has shifted the religious landscape of Ararat Surrounds. Nearly half the population now identifies as having no religion, a figure that has climbed by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of residents report no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 41.9%, while Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ararat Surrounds, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 14.1%
- Uniting Church 10.4%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011387/ararat-surrounds/topic/religion