43.3% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3280, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3280, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid rise in people claiming no faith is the main story for postcode 3280. While nearly half of the area remains Christian, the number of residents with no religion has nearly doubled since 2011. This shift has left the community more secular than both the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 43.3% of people here have no religion, a figure that is well above the national average and rose by 21 points since 2011. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 47.5%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (0.9%) and Hindus (0.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →3280, VIC splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 26.9%
- Anglican 6.6%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 42.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 3280, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3280/3280-vic/topic/religion