34.6% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Templestowe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Templestowe
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spiritual beliefs vary widely across Templestowe, where nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011, the area remains more religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.1%, while 34.6% of residents report no religion. This last figure is well below the Victorian average of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths include Islam at 3.7%, Buddhism at 3.5% and Hinduism at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Templestowe, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Orthodox 11.5%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 34.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- Sikhism 0.9%
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021159/templestowe/topic/religion