40.5% ▲ +98.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rochester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Rochester
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the people in Rochester identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group in the area. While faith remains prominent, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011. This shift means four out of ten residents now identify as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common affiliation at 50%, while 40.5% of residents report no religion. This last group is a little above the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rochester, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Uniting Church 6.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.4%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 40.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011409/rochester/topic/religion