54.4% ▲ +72.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thornbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Thornbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Thornbury report having no religion compared to the rest of the state. More than half the population—54.4%—now identify as non-religious, a figure that is far above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 23 points since 2011 to reach 54.4%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other main groups include Christians at 34.9%, followed by smaller groups of Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thornbury, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 53.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Orthodox 10.5%
- Anglican 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021112/thornbury/topic/religion