50.2% ▲ +97.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Buxton · Urban Centre
Religion in Buxton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of Buxton residents now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 25 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far more likely to be non-religious than most other parts of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.2% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% figure for Victoria. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 38.3% and Buddhism at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Buxton, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 48.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 2.4%
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- Anglican 19.1%
- Catholic 8.5%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Other Christian 1.2%
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222013/buxton/topic/religion