41.0% ▲ +83.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sunbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Sunbury sits around the middle of similar areas for its religious makeup. While nearly half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed steeply to 41% since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.8%, though the share of people with no religion has risen by 19 points since 2011. This figure is a little above the national rate of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sunbury, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 29.7%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 40.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Sunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041240/sunbury/topic/religion