47.0% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3438, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3438, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3438 now report having no religion, a huge jump from 2011. This shift has made the area much less religious than the national average, with 47% of people now claiming no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity remains common at 45.7%, while other faiths like Hinduism and Buddhism each account for around 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3438, VIC splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 24.3%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 3438, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3438/3438-vic/topic/religion