45.9% ▲ +159.7%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Richmond · Federal Electorate
Religion in Richmond
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 46% of people in Richmond report having no religion, making it the most common response for the area. This reflects a significant shift in the community's beliefs over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (45.9%) now claim no religion, a figure that is well above the Australian average and rose 28 points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 41.4%, while Buddhism is followed by other religions and Hinduism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Richmond splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 45.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED138/richmond/topic/religion