45.6% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Carrum - Patterson Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Carrum - Patterson Lakes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Carrum - Patterson Lakes claim no religion than in most similar areas. This shift is a major trend, with those reporting no faith jumping by 21 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.6% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (45.6%) report no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria (39.3%) and Australia (38.9%). Christianity is the next most common faith at 45.0%, followed by Buddhism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Carrum - Patterson Lakes splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 23.1%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Orthodox 4.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 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 Carrum - Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031185/carrum-patterson-lakes/topic/religion