36.7% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rural Balance · Section of State
Religion in Rural Balance
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the people in Rural Balance identify as Christians, making it a place where traditional faith remains a key part of the community. While those with no religion are fewer here than in most similar areas, that group has grown significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 50.1%, while 36.7% of people report no religion. This last group is a little below the national figure of 38.9%, but it has risen sharply by 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rural Balance, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 14.3%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS33/rural-balance/topic/religion