46.6% —
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yea · Urban Centre
Religion in Yea
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Yea report having no religion, which is a far higher share than in most other areas. This trend makes the town stand out from both state and national figures. While Christianity remains common, the shift away from organised faith is the most striking feature here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% figure for Australia. Christianity is the next most common faith at 42.8%, while other religions like Buddhism and Islam are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Yea splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- No religion 45.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
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- Anglican 15.5%
- Catholic 14.8%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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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 Yea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215100/yea/topic/religion