16.5% ▲ +111.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thomastown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Thomastown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Thomastown identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the state. While the number of people with no faith has risen since 2011, it remains much lower than the Victorian figure of 39.3%. The area is shaped by a diverse mix of faiths, with nearly half of the population identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 16.5% of residents report no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%. Faith is common here, with Christianity at 47.2%, followed by Islam at 15.2%, Buddhism at 6.5% and Hinduism at 5.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thomastown, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (16%) and Islam (15%).
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Orthodox 15.1%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Anglican 1.5%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 16.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 3.1%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041223/thomastown/topic/religion