44.3% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Colac Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Colac Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Colac Surrounds have no religious affiliation than in most similar areas. Nearly 45% of the community identify as having no religion, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people reporting no religion rose 10 percentage points since 2016 to reach 44.3%. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 45.8%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Colac Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Uniting Church 6.5%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 44.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Colac Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031473/colac-surrounds/topic/religion