50.5% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Smythes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Smythes Creek
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Smythes Creek, where the share of people reporting no religion rose by 21 percentage points since 2011. Now, more than half of the population identifies as non-religious, a figure far higher than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 44.7%, while Buddhism and other religions make up less than 1% combined.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Smythes Creek, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 45%.
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- No religion 50.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Smythes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011007/smythes-creek/topic/religion