40.2% ▲ +59.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3131, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3131, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism has defined postcode 3131, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 15 percentage points since 2011. Now, 40.2% of residents have no religious affiliation, making it the most common response in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.2% of people here have no religion, which is a little above the national figure. Other common faiths include Christianity at 39.7%, Buddhism at 6.1%, Hinduism at 4.1%, and Islam at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3131, VIC splits fairly evenly between No religion (40%) and Christianity (40%), with Buddhism at 6%.
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- No religion 39.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Orthodox 3.7%
- Baptist 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 3131, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3131/3131-vic/topic/religion