49.6% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Apollo Bay · Urban Centre
Religion in Apollo Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Apollo Bay residents now identify as having no religion, a figure that has jumped 20 points since 2011. This shift makes the area far less religious than the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.6% of people here report no religion, which is much higher than in most areas. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 31.9%, while Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism each account for about 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Apollo Bay, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 49.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 10.9%
- Anglican 10.3%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Other Christian 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Apollo Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215004/apollo-bay/topic/religion