53.3% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people here claim no religion than in almost any similar area, with 53.3% of residents reporting no affiliation. This shift is a major part of the local landscape, as the number of people without a religion has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011. Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton is now far more secular than the rest of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (53.3%) report no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35.2%, while Buddhism (0.8%), other religions (0.5%) and Hinduism (0.2%) make up small proportions of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 52.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.3%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20202/heathcote-castlemaine-kyneton/topic/religion