60.7% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Abbotsford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over 60% of people in Abbotsford report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This far exceeds the national figure and marks a significant departure from typical patterns seen across Victoria.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 60.7%, which is 22 percentage points higher than the Australian average. Other affiliations include Christianity at 23.5%, Buddhism at 4.8%, Hinduism at 1.4%, and Islam at 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Abbotsford, No religion is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 59.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.8%
- Anglican 3.0%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20002/abbotsford/topic/religion