48.0% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
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Religion in Ballarat
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Ballarat now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. This shift makes the area stand out significantly compared to both state and national patterns.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.0% of people here have no religion, which is well above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% national figure. This is a major change over the last decade, as the number of people with no religion rose 21 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 9.0%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/201/ballarat/topic/religion