40.3% ▲ +67.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A 16 percentage point rise in people with no religion since 2011 marks a major shift in Swan Hill Surrounds. Nearly 40% of residents now report no faith, making it a community where those with no religion and Christians are almost equally split.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 44.6%, followed by people with no religion at 40.3%. This last group is a little above the national figure of 38.9% and about the same as the Victorian average.
40.3% ▲ +67.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Swan Hill Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/religion