40.2% ▲ +92.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rushworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Rushworth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 40.2% of people in Rushworth report having no religion, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This reflects a broader shift in the community, as the number of people with no religious affiliation has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.5%, while 40.2% of residents have no religion, which is slightly above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 1.0% and Islam at 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rushworth, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 39.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Rushworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011410/rushworth/topic/religion