49.9% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Golden Plains · Council (LGA)
Religion in Golden Plains
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Golden Plains report having no religion. This shift is a major feature of the area, with the proportion of people claiming no faith jumping 21 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of people identify with no religion, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian at 42.3%, while Buddhism, Islam and other religions each account for less than 1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Golden Plains, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 8.0%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
- Sikhism 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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/religion