48.1% ▲ +80.2%
Higher than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
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Religion in Ballarat
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Ballarat report having no religion, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. This shift makes the city's lack of religious affiliation well above the national average. While Christianity remains a significant faith for 41.9% of residents, the number of people identifying as non-religious is now the most common group.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 21 points since 2011 to reach 48.1%. This is well above the 38.9% national figure and is much higher than most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2003/ballarat/topic/religion