48.1% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Latrobe Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Latrobe Valley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in the Latrobe Valley report having no religion, which is a much higher figure than in most other areas. This reflects a significant shift in the region's spiritual landscape, as the number of people without a faith has climbed by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.1% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the national average of 38.9%. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 40.4%, while Islam and Buddhism each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Latrobe Valley, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.0%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Latrobe Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20504/latrobe-valley/topic/religion