48.1% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Religion in Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Gippsland East report having no religion, making it the most common response. This lack of religious affiliation is much more common here than in most other areas and has grown significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure and represents a 15 point rise since 2011. Christianity is the next most common group at 40.8%, while Buddhism, other religions and Hinduism make up very small portions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.3%
- Anglican 13.3%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23502/gippsland-east/topic/religion