50.1% ▲ +100.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3217, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3217, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in postcode 3217 report having no religion, making it an area where non-religious views are much more common than in most other places. This shift is striking, as the number of people identifying this way has jumped 25 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Half of the population (50.1%) now claim no religion, a figure far above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 37.2%, while other groups include Hinduism at 2.7%, other religions at 2.2%, and Islam at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 3217, VIC, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 49.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.7%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- Sikhism 2.0%
- 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 3217, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3217/3217-vic/topic/religion