47.0% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bairnsdale · Urban Area
Religion in Bairnsdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift toward secularism has defined Bairnsdale, where the number of people reporting no religion jumped 20 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a more secular area than most other parts of the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (47.0%) claim no religion, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. This stands alongside a 41.9% share for Christianity, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism each represent less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bairnsdale, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 13.1%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2002/bairnsdale/topic/religion