11.2% ▲ +87.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Prestons · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Prestons
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Only 11.2% of people in Prestons report having no religion, making it one of the most faith-oriented areas in the region. This strong spiritual connection is evident in the diverse range of faiths practiced across the suburb.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46%, followed by Islam at 21.7% and Hinduism at 8.6%. The proportion of people with no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Prestons, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by Islam (22%) and No religion (11%).
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Orthodox 6.9%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Pentecostal 2.6%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 11.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 1.8%
- Sikhism 0.9%
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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13272/prestons/topic/religion