46.7% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bairnsdale · Urban Centre
Religion in Bairnsdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Bairnsdale now reports having no religion. This figure has climbed quickly over the last decade, making the town's lack of religious affiliation well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.7% of people have no religion, a figure that rose 19 points since 2011 and is much higher than the 38.9% national average. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian at 41.8%, while Buddhism, other religions and Hinduism make up small fractions of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bairnsdale splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- No religion 46.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 13.2%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213001/bairnsdale/topic/religion