48.9% ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gisborne · Urban Area
Religion in Gisborne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Gisborne report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steeply in recent years. This shift makes the area much less religious than most other parts of the country. While Christianity remains a significant faith for 43.6% of the community, the trend toward non-religion is the defining story here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.9% of residents now claim no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This represents a sharp increase for Gisborne, with the proportion of non-religious people rising 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gisborne, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (44%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 48.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 24.3%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/religion