53.5% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brunswick - Coburg · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Brunswick - Coburg
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Brunswick - Coburg report having no religion, reflecting a strong shift toward secularism in the area. This trend is far more pronounced here than in the rest of Victoria or across Australia. This lack of religious affiliation has become the dominant characteristic of the local community over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 23 points since 2011 to reach 53.5%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. While 33.2% of residents identify as Christian, other groups include Islam at 4.0%, Buddhism at 1.8%, and Hinduism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Brunswick - Coburg, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 52.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Orthodox 7.1%
- Anglican 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Brunswick - Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20601/brunswick-coburg/topic/religion