39.1% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ashwood - Chadstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Ashwood - Chadstone
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Ashwood - Chadstone compared to most similar areas. While nearly 40% of residents report no faith, this reflects a broader shift as the number of people without a religion rose by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 40.7%, followed by no religion at 39.1%. Other groups include Buddhism (5.7%), Hinduism (4.5%), and Islam (2.5%), with the no-religion figure sitting about the same as the national 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Ashwood - Chadstone splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (39%), with Buddhism at 6%.
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- Catholic 19.6%
- Orthodox 7.2%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 38.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- 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 Ashwood - Chadstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051319/ashwood-chadstone/topic/religion