17.4% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burnside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Burnside
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people have identified as having no religion in Burnside since 2011, though this group remains small. The area is notably more religious than the rest of the state, with over half of residents identifying as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 17.4% of people report no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and among the lowest across similar areas. While this has risen slightly since 2016, the community remains diverse, with 56.5% identifying as Christian, 8.1% as Muslim, and 5.5% as Buddhist.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burnside, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 17%.
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- Catholic 34.6%
- Orthodox 7.8%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Anglican 2.8%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
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- No religion 17.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.3%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041461/burnside/topic/religion