34.2% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Clayton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Clayton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Clayton than in most other similar areas. While 34.2% of the population identifies as non-religious, this is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. This diversity is seen in the high numbers of residents practicing Hinduism and Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here is more likely to have a faith than people elsewhere, with 14.6% identifying as Hindu and 6.7% as Buddhist. Christianity is the next most common faith at 27.5%, while 4.9% of the population is Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Clayton, the largest group is No religion at 34%, followed by Christianity (27%) and Hinduism (15%).
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- No religion 33.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 13.5%
- Orthodox 5.7%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Anglican 1.7%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- Sikhism 2.1%
- 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 Clayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20569/clayton/topic/religion