47.1% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paynesville · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Paynesville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Paynesville report having no religion, reflecting a shift in spiritual identity that is much stronger here than in the rest of the state. This trend means a large portion of the community lives without a formal faith, though nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is also common at 46.2%, while Buddhism and Hinduism each account for 0.4% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Paynesville splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 16.9%
- Catholic 13.6%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22049/paynesville/topic/religion