39.3% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shepparton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Shepparton Surrounds - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are shifting in Shepparton Surrounds - West, where 46.8% of people identify as Christians. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation, the number of people claiming no religion has jumped by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 40% of residents now report having no religion, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages. Other faith groups are less common here, with Islam at 1.3% and Buddhism at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shepparton Surrounds - West, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 23.4%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 39.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Shepparton Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031419/shepparton-surrounds-west/topic/religion