50.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Anderson · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the population in Anderson reports having no religion, making it a place where secularism is far more common than in most other areas. This figure is much higher than the state and national averages.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 50% of the area, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 19.2%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.
50.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Anderson, No religion is the majority at 62%; Christianity is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Anderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20044/anderson/topic/religion