49.8% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Orbost · Urban Centre
Religion in Orbost
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Orbost report having no religion, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This shift is part of a strong local trend, with the number of people reporting no faith climbing by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.8% of people have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and 38.9% across Australia. The remaining community is mostly Christian at 36.6%, with smaller groups of Buddhists, Hindus and other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Orbost, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 11.9%
- Catholic 9.7%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215066/orbost/topic/religion