59.7% ▲ +219.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Byron Bay · Urban Centre
Religion in Byron Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 60% of people in Byron Bay report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift has been rapid, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 41 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident is unlikely to identify with a faith, as 59.7% of the population claim no religion—far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 25.1%, followed by Buddhism at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Byron Bay, No religion is the majority at 60%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 58.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 12.5%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113004/byron-bay/topic/religion