12.3% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dandenong - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Dandenong - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Dandenong - South identify as Muslim, making it a highly religious area. This stands in stark contrast to the rest of the country, where far fewer people report having no religion compared to the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Islam is the most common faith at 50.1%, followed by Christianity at 18.8%. Only 12.3% of residents report no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dandenong - South, Islam is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 19%.
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- Catholic 8.2%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Anglican 2.4%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 12.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 2.8%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Dandenong - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041564/dandenong-south/topic/religion