53.9% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Somerville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Somerville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Somerville have no religion than in almost any similar area. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.9% of people report no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and the Victorian figure of 39.3%. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the number of non-religious residents rose 24 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Somerville, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 53.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.0%
- Anglican 12.1%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021385/somerville/topic/religion