24.4% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3171, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3171, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
An 11 point rise in people reporting no religion since 2011 marks a shifting spiritual landscape in postcode 3171. While this trend is growing, the area remains much more religious than the rest of the state and country. Buddhism and Christianity are the most common faiths here, with Buddhism and Islam together making up over a third of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 24.4% of residents report no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Most people identify as Christian (27.7%) or Buddhist (23.3%), followed by Islam at 10.4% and Hinduism at 4.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3171, VIC splits fairly evenly between Christianity (28%) and No religion (24%), with Buddhism at 23%.
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Orthodox 2.8%
- Anglican 1.5%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 24.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 3.2%
- 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 3171, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3171/3171-vic/topic/religion