52.4% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Carlton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Carlton report having no religion, making it far more secular than most other areas. This shift away from traditional faith is a defining feature of the local profile, with a typical resident being much more likely to be non-religious than those across Victoria or Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.4% of residents claim no religion, which is 13 percentage points higher than the national figure. Other groups include Christians at 20.6%, Muslims at 7.1%, Buddhists at 6.0%, and Hindus at 4.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Carlton, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 21%.
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- No religion 51.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.4%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Anglican 2.4%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20495/carlton/topic/religion