44.3% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cardinia · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Cardinia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people here report having no religion compared to most other similar areas. Cardinia sees 44.3% of residents claiming no faith, which is well above the national figure. This shift is significant, as the number of people without a religion has climbed 14 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 44.3% of the population have no religion, while 38.3% identify with Christianity. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism at 2.7%, Islam at 2.6%, and other religions making up 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cardinia, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 43.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
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- Sikhism 2.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21201/cardinia/topic/religion