60.7% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Abbotsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Abbotsford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 61% of people in Abbotsford report having no religion, which is one of the highest proportions for any area of this size. This shift is stark, as the number of non-religious residents has jumped 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here does not identify with a religion, a figure far above both the Victorian and national averages. For those who do have a faith, Christianity is the most common at 23.5%, followed by Buddhism at 4.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Abbotsford, No religion is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 59.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.8%
- Anglican 3.0%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071139/abbotsford/topic/religion