45.2% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Charnwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant gap exists between Charnwood and the rest of the country, with nearly 45% of residents reporting no religion. This reflects a strong trend toward secularism in the area, with the number of non-religious people climbing 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.2% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.9%, followed by Islam at 3.5% and Buddhism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Charnwood splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 44.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Pentecostal 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/religion