44.0% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ararat · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Ararat
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 44% of people in Ararat report having no religion, making it the most common response for this area. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages. Most other residents identify as Christians, who make up 37.1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 44%, the share of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 37.1%, and smaller numbers of Hindus (1.0%) and Muslims (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (16%).
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 5.5%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20053/ararat/topic/religion