50.1% ▲ +58.4%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nillumbik · Council (LGA)
Religion in Nillumbik
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Nillumbik now reports having no religion. This is a significant shift for the area, with the number of people not identifying with a faith growing by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.1% of residents have no religion, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.6%, while Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nillumbik, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 43%.
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- No religion 49.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Nillumbik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25710/nillumbik/topic/religion