48.3% ▲ +63.5%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gippsland - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Gippsland - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Gippsland - East identify as having no religion, a figure that far exceeds most other areas. This shift is a defining feature of the region's spiritual landscape, with a huge rise in those opting out of formal faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly 48.3% of residents report no religion, which is well above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% national figure. This reflects a sharp 19 point increase since 2011, while 40.4% of the population still identifies with Christianity.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gippsland - East, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.6%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 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 Gippsland - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20502/gippsland-east/topic/religion