54.7% ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Teesdale · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Teesdale now report having no religion, a huge shift for the area. This reflects a rapid change in local beliefs, as the number of residents with no faith has climbed by 32 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Currently, 54.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 38.4%, while other religions such as Islam and Buddhism are very rare.
54.7% ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Teesdale, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215082/teesdale/topic/religion