47.6% ▲ +91.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Varsity Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Varsity Lakes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Varsity Lakes report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are far more common than in most other areas. This trend has grown rapidly over the last decade, with the number of people reporting no faith climbing by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.6% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.4%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (2.0%), Hindus (1.1%), and Muslims (1.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Varsity Lakes, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 8.5%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081262/varsity-lakes/topic/religion