49.9% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cape Schanck
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Cape Schanck reports having no religion. This is a far higher proportion than across Victoria and Australia, making it one of the most secular areas in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of residents identify with no religion, which is 11 percentage points higher than the national and state figures. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.5%, followed by Buddhism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cape Schanck, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Catholic 15.4%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/religion