21.0% ▲ +75.2%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Greater Dandenong · Council (LGA)
Religion in Greater Dandenong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Only 21% of people in Greater Dandenong report having no religion, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the most religious across similar regions, with a diverse mix of faith communities. While the number of people with no religion has risen since 2011, it remains much lower than the rest of Victoria.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 33.4%, followed by Buddhism at 15.9% and Islam at 14.2%. Other significant groups include Hindus at 5.1% and those with no religion at 21%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Greater Dandenong, the largest group is Christianity at 33%, followed by No religion (21%) and Buddhism (16%).
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Orthodox 4.6%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Anglican 2.5%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- No religion 20.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 2.9%
- 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 Greater Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22670/greater-dandenong/topic/religion