17.2% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Burnside Heights
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Just 17.2% of people in Burnside Heights report having no religion, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the most religious places in the region, with nearly half the population identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47%, followed by Islam at 10.3%, Hinduism at 10% and Buddhism at 7.1%. While the number of people with no religion rose slightly to 17.2% since 2016, this remains much lower than the Victorian average of 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burnside Heights, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (17%) and Islam (10%).
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- Catholic 29.2%
- Orthodox 7.2%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Anglican 1.1%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Uniting Church 0.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.2%
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- No religion 17.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.0%
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- Sikhism 4.2%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/religion