21.6% ▲ +111.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cairnlea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cairnlea
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Cairnlea now report having no religion, with this group rising by 11 percentage points since 2011. Despite this trend, the area remains much more religious than the state and national averages, with 40.1% of residents identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 21.6% of people here have no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3%. The community is diverse in its faith, with 19.5% practicing Buddhism and 9.8% identifying as Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cairnlea, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (22%) and Buddhism (19%).
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- Catholic 27.4%
- Orthodox 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Anglican 0.8%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.3%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- No religion 21.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.0%
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- Sikhism 1.3%
- 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 Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011329/cairnlea/topic/religion