26.8% ▲ +273.0%
Lower than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A sharp 20 percentage point rise in people with no religion has occurred in Rural Balance since 2011. While this group now makes up 26.8% of the population, it remains a much smaller proportion than in most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About a quarter of residents identify as Christian (25.6%) and 7.3% are Buddhist. Those with no religion make up 26.8% of the area, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Not stated at 38%, followed by No religion (27%) and Christianity (25%).
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- No religion 25.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 10.7%
- Catholic 5.2%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.5%
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/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/religion