50.9% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Virginia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Virginia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Virginia now report having no religion, making it a far less religious place than the typical Australian suburb. This shift is striking, as the number of people with no faith has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Around 50.9% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Northern Territory and national figures of about 39%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 33.8%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Virginia, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 50.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 13.1%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031034/virginia/topic/religion