41.6% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Buxton · Urban Centre
Religion in Buxton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise in people claiming no faith has shaped the spiritual landscape of Buxton, where the share of non-religious residents jumped 11 points since 2011. About 41.6% of the community now report no religion, while half the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is 41.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other religious groups are small, with Buddhism at 0.8% and Islam at 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Buxton, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 42%.
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Anglican 21.4%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Other Christian 2.1%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115034/buxton/topic/religion