46.8% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 78% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 46.8%
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.
Far more people report having no religion in Rural Balance than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population now identify as non-religious, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade to reach 46.8%. This shift makes the area stand out compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose by 19 points since 2011. Those who are religious are mostly Christian at 41.3%, while Buddhists make up 0.8% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.1%
- Other Christian 10.4%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 7.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS43/rural-balance/topic/religion