49.0% ▲ +63.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3226, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3226, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3226 report having no religion, making it a place where secularism is much more common than in most other areas. This shift is stark, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half the population (49.0%) now claim no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 43.5%, while Buddhism, Islam and other religions combined make up less than 1% of the area.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 3226, VIC, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (44%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.3%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 3226, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3226/3226-vic/topic/religion