40.4% ▲ +63.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Portarlington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Portarlington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A slightly higher share of people in Portarlington report no religion compared to the state and national figures. While nearly half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people with no faith has grown significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.4% of residents have no religion, a figure that rose 16 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%, while 49.2% of people identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Portarlington, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Anglican 10.8%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 39.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Portarlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031051/portarlington/topic/religion