45.4% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3847, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3847, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3847 report having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape, with the number of people identifying as non-religious rising sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Forty-five percent of people here identify as having no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and has risen 18 points since 2011. Christianity remains a major group at 40.6%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Islam represent very small proportions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3847, VIC splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 12%.
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- No religion 45.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 15.0%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- 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 3847, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3847/3847-vic/topic/religion