41.9% ▲ +229.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Black River · Urban Centre
Religion in Black River
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 29 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 defines the shifting spiritual landscape of Black River (L). While nearly half the area identifies as Christian, the number of people with no faith has climbed rapidly to 41.9%. This puts the community's lack of religious affiliation well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.2%, followed by those with no religion at 41.9%. Small numbers of residents identify with Buddhism (1.7%) or other religions (1.1%), while no one identified as Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Black River, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 1.1%
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 Black River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321014/black-river/topic/religion