43.5% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3859, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3859, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is the main story for postcode 3859, where 43.5% of people now report having no religion. This figure has jumped 20 percentage points since 2011, reflecting a significant change in the spiritual landscape of the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 42.3% of residents identify as Christians, the share of people with no religion is now well above the Victorian and national figures. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 1.4% and other religions at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →3859, VIC splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 43.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.1%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- Other religious groups 1.2%
- Sikhism 0.8%
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 3859, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3859/3859-vic/topic/religion