26.8% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Point Cook - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Religious diversity has shifted in Point Cook - South, where those claiming no religion fell from 29.0% in 2016 to 26.8% in 2021. This area is now much more likely to identify with a faith than most other places, with 28.3% of people identifying as Christian and 25.5% as Hindu.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9%. While Christianity is the most common faith at 28.3%, Hinduism is also very prominent at 25.5%, followed by Islam at 7.0% and Buddhism at 3.8%.
26.8% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Point Cook - South splits fairly evenly between Christianity (28%) and No religion (27%), with Hinduism at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Point Cook - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051466/point-cook-south/topic/religion