59.5% ▲ +155.7%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Castlemaine · Urban Area
Religion in Castlemaine
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost 60% of people in Castlemaine report having no religion, creating a landscape where secular views are now the dominant norm. This shift is stark, with the number of residents identifying as non-religious jumping by 36 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common identity at 59.5%, a figure far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria. Christianity is the next most frequent at 24.6%, while Buddhism accounts for 1.2% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Castlemaine, No religion is the majority at 59%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 58.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Catholic 7.2%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- 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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2005/castlemaine/topic/religion