44.3% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Religion in Cardinia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Cardinia report having no religion, making it the most common response for the area. This reflects a significant shift in the community, as the number of people without a faith has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 44.3%, the share of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 38.4%, Hinduism at 2.7%, and Islam at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cardinia, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 43.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
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- Sikhism 2.6%
- 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/religion