54.7% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Parkville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Parkville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in Parkville report having no religion, putting this area among the highest for this trend. The shift is stark, with the number of people claiming no faith climbing 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 54.7%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 26.2%, Islam at 3.9%, and Buddhism at 3.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Parkville, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 26%.
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- No religion 53.4%
- Secular beliefs 1.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.5%
- Anglican 4.9%
- Other Christian 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041124/parkville/topic/religion