46.3% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Croydon - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Croydon - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher proportion of people in Croydon - East report having no religion compared to the state and national figures. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, a trend that has grown steadily in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.3% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and rose by 7.7 points since 2016. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.3%, followed by Hinduism at 2.1% and Buddhism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Croydon - East splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Other Christian 7.1%
- Baptist 6.4%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.8%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Croydon - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031450/croydon-east/topic/religion