39.1% ▲ +79.6%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
La Trobe · Federal Electorate
Religion in La Trobe
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 17 percentage points in those reporting no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of La Trobe. While about 39% of residents now identify as non-religious, Christian faith remains almost equally common at 38.8%. This shift reflects a broader trend seen across the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people here have no religion, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages. Other significant groups include Hindus at 4.7% and Buddhists at 3.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →La Trobe splits fairly evenly between No religion (39%) and Christianity (39%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 38.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 18.7%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
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- Sikhism 3.6%
- Other religious groups 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 La Trobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED227/la-trobe/topic/religion