46.0% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bacchus Marsh · Urban Area
Religion in Bacchus Marsh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Bacchus Marsh now report having no religion. This shift toward a non-religious identity is a defining feature of the area, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 43.3% and smaller groups of Hindus (1.5%) and Muslims (0.8%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bacchus Marsh splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 2.1%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2001/bacchus-marsh/topic/religion