45.1% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3079, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3079, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3079 report having no religion. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of people identifying as non-religious jumping 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 45.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 44.4%, followed by Hinduism at 1.9%, Buddhism at 1.8% and Islam at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3079, VIC splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 44.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 24.3%
- Orthodox 6.4%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 3079, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3079/3079-vic/topic/religion