50.7% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gippsland - South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Gippsland - South West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Gippsland - South West now report no religion, one of the highest proportions for any similar area. This shift is stark, with the number of people identifying as non-religious climbing 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.0%, while Buddhism is followed by other religions and Hinduism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gippsland - South West, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Gippsland - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20503/gippsland-south-west/topic/religion