42.9% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Echuca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Echuca
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Echuca now report having no religion, reflecting a significant shift in local beliefs. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.2%, the number of residents without a religious affiliation has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 42.9% of the population, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages. This represents a sharp increase from 23.1% in 2011, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism each account for less than 1% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Echuca, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Anglican 12.5%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 42.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011406/echuca/topic/religion