Corio · Federal Electorate

Religion in Corio

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

More than four in ten people in Corio now report having no religion, marking a sharp shift in the local community. While 44.2% identify as Christians, the number of residents without a faith has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Corio, Federal Electorate

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

At 42.8%, those with no religion are well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Islam at 2.1%, Hinduism at 1.5% and Buddhism at 1.2%.

42.8% ▲ +76.9%

Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 42.8%

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

Religious affiliation

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Corio splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 7%.

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 Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED210/corio/topic/religion