53.9% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yarra Ranges · Council (LGA)
Religion in Yarra Ranges
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Yarra Ranges identify as having no religion than in most similar areas. Over half the population now reports no religious affiliation, a figure that has climbed steeply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 53.9%, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 33.8% of residents identified this way, while 37.8% still identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Yarra Ranges, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 53.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.2%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27450/yarra-ranges/topic/religion