42.0% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ascot Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ascot Vale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are diverse in Ascot Vale, where 42% of residents now report having no religion. This shift marks a significant change for the area, as the number of people without a faith has jumped 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 42.0%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity follows closely at 41.5%, while other faiths include Islam at 5.0%, Buddhism at 2.6%, and Hinduism at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Ascot Vale splits fairly evenly between No religion (42%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 41.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 27.0%
- Orthodox 4.5%
- Anglican 4.0%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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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 Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031113/ascot-vale/topic/religion