59.9% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burnley · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Burnley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 60% of people in Burnley report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This means a large majority of the local population does not identify with any particular faith or church.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 59.9% of residents identify as having no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 28.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus, Buddhists, and Jews.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burnley, No religion is the majority at 60%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 58.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 14.5%
- Anglican 5.6%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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 Burnley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20418/burnley/topic/religion