23.4% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Epping - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Epping - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Epping - South compared to the rest of the state. While 39.3% of Victorians report no faith, that figure is much lower here at 23.4%. This makes the area stand out as a place where religious affiliation remains common.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.6%, followed by Islam at 8.8% and Hinduism at 6.6%. Although the proportion of people with no religion has risen to 23.4% since 2016, it remains far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Epping - South, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (23%) and Islam (9%).
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Orthodox 9.8%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Anglican 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- No religion 23.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 4.3%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Epping - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041432/epping-south/topic/religion