45.3% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Upper Goulburn Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Upper Goulburn Valley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Upper Goulburn Valley report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This figure has climbed steadily over the last decade, meaning non-religious residents are now the largest group in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common affiliation at 45.3%, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. This represents a rise of 18 percentage points since 2011, while Christianity follows closely at 43.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Upper Goulburn Valley splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Upper Goulburn Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20401/upper-goulburn-valley/topic/religion