52.1% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
3959, VIC · Postcode
Religion in 3959, VIC
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in postcode 3959 report having no religion, a figure far higher than in most similar areas. This shift toward secularism is a dominant trend here, with the number of people reporting no faith climbing by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (52.1%) identifies as having no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35%, while other faiths such as Buddhism and Islam are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 3959, VIC, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 52.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.4%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 3959, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3959/3959-vic/topic/religion