52.1% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Foster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Foster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Foster report having no religion compared to most other areas. This trend has grown quickly, with the number of people without a faith jumping 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (52.1%) now identify as having no religion, which is far above the 39.3% figure for Victoria. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 36.0%, while Buddhism (0.7%) and Hinduism (0.1%) are much less common.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Foster, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 51.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031087/foster/topic/religion