59.3% ▲ +118.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Castlemaine · Urban Centre
Religion in Castlemaine
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive shift toward secularism has defined Castlemaine, where the share of people reporting no religion rose 32 percentage points since 2011. Now, nearly 60% of residents identify as non-religious, a figure far above both the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 59.3% of people here have no religion, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. This far exceeds the national figure of 38.9%, while 24.6% of the population identifies with a Christian faith.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Castlemaine, No religion is the majority at 59%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 58.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Anglican 7.2%
- Catholic 7.1%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213002/castlemaine/topic/religion