22.6% ▲ +106.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ayr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ayr
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Ayr compared to most other areas. While those with no faith have grown to 22.6%, the town remains much more religious than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 65.2%. The proportion of people reporting no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9%, although this group rose 12 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ayr, Christianity is the majority at 65%; No religion is next at 23%.
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- Catholic 33.7%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.6%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Pentecostal 2.5%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 22.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual 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 Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011460/ayr/topic/religion