56.5% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Alphington - Fairfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Alphington - Fairfield report no religion compared to the state and national figures. More than half the population now identifies as non-religious, a trend that has grown significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 56.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. This represents a big shift for the area, as the number of people with no religion rose 21 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Alphington - Fairfield, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 55.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Orthodox 7.9%
- Anglican 3.9%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/religion