51.0% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Phillip · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Port Phillip
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Port Phillip now report having no religion. This represents a significant shift for the area, where a majority of residents have moved away from traditional faiths over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51% of residents claim no religion, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when the figure was 33.5%, while Christianity now accounts for 31.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Phillip, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 32%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 5.7%
- Orthodox 4.2%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- 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 Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20605/port-phillip/topic/religion