49.5% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paxton · Urban Centre
Religion in Paxton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Paxton (L) report having no religion. This is a striking shift for the area, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (49.5%) identify with no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common group at 44.1%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Paxton, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (44%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 22.9%
- Catholic 13.8%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
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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 Paxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121093/paxton/topic/religion