Rest of Vic. · Capital City

Religion in Rest of Vic.

Name: Religion in Rest of Vic. — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly half of the population in Rest of Vic. reports having no religion, making it the most common response for the region. This shift is part of a broader trend, as the number of people without a religious affiliation has climbed significantly in recent years.

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📍 Rest of Vic., Capital City

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

People with no religion now make up 45.3% of the population, which is well above the 39.3% figure for Victoria. This group grew by 11 percentage points since 2016, while those identifying as Christians account for 43.3% of the region.

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Rest of Vic. splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 8%.

No religion 45%
- No religion 44.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
Christianity 43%
- Catholic 19.7%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
Not stated 8%
Islam 1%
Buddhism 1%
Other religions 1%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Hinduism 1%
Judaism 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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/religion