61.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Amherst · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Amherst
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people report no religion in Amherst than in most similar areas. About 61.9% of residents identify as non-religious, which is a huge gap compared to the national and state figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common affiliation at 61.9%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity follows at 20.6%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Amherst, No religion is the majority at 58%; Not stated is next at 22%.
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- No religion 58.2%
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- Catholic 9.0%
- Anglican 6.0%
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 Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/religion