46.0% ▲ +63.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ashburton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Ashburton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Ashburton identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the population—46%—do not claim a religious affiliation, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 46% of the area, while 41.8% identify as Christians. Smaller groups include Buddhists at 2.9%, Hindus at 1.9% and Muslims at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Ashburton splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Orthodox 3.8%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20077/ashburton/topic/religion