45.5% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Darebin · Council (LGA)
Religion in Darebin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Darebin report having no religion compared to most similar areas. This is the most prominent trend in the region, with 45.5% of residents now identifying as non-religious. This shift reflects a broader change in the community's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half the population (45.5%) has no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. This number has jumped 20 percentage points since 2011, while other major groups include Christians at 38.3%, Muslims at 4.1%, Buddhists at 2.6%, and Hindus at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Darebin, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 44.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Orthodox 9.2%
- Anglican 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Darebin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21890/darebin/topic/religion