51.0% ▲ +74.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Frankston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Frankston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of all residents in Frankston now report having no religion, a huge jump of 22 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far less religious than the typical Australian community. While Christianity remains the next most common faith, a majority of the population no longer identifies with any religious group.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 51.0%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity follows at 36.1%, while smaller groups include Buddhism (1.3%), Hinduism (0.9%) and Islam (0.8%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Frankston, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011371/frankston/topic/religion