Maffra · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Maffra

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

More people in Maffra report having no religion than in most similar areas. This group makes up 46.7% of the population, creating a split community where those with no faith slightly outnumber Christians.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 46.7% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christians make up the next largest group at 45.2%, while Buddhism, other religions and Islam all account for less than 1% each.

46.7% ▲ +91.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 46.7%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Maffra splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 7%.

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 Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21571/maffra/topic/religion