53.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3097, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3097, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in postcode 3097 identify as having no religion, which is far more common here than in most other areas. This shift toward secularism is a defining feature of the local community, with the number of people reporting no faith rising significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion now make up 53.3% of the population, a figure that is 14 percentage points higher than both the Victorian and national averages. This group has grown by 12 points since 2011, while 38.4% of residents still identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 3097, VIC, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 52.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.3%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Baptist 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 3097, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3097/3097-vic/topic/religion