58.3% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yarra Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Yarra Valley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism has seen the number of people reporting no religion in Yarra Valley climb by 21 percentage points since 2011. Now, 58.3% of residents have no religious affiliation, which is far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half the population identify as having no religion, a result that is far above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Christianity is the next most common faith at 30.7%, while Buddhism is followed by other religions and Hinduism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Yarra Valley, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 57.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 10.8%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 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 Yarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051286/yarra-valley/topic/religion