Spalding · Urban Centre

Religion in Spalding

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

More than half of the people in Spalding now report having no religion. This shift away from faith is a defining feature of the area, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 26 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Spalding, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

A typical resident in Spalding is more likely to have no religion (53.1%) than any other affiliation, a figure far above the national rate of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 34%, while Buddhism accounts for 1.5% of the population.

53.1% ▲ +98.2%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 45.5%
  • 2021: 53.1%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Spalding, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 35%.

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 Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422050/spalding/topic/religion