14.0% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dandenong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Dandenong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Islam is the most common faith in Dandenong, with 34.1% of people identifying with the religion. This reflects a highly religious area where the proportion of people claiming no faith is far lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 14% of residents report no religion, which is far below the 39.3% seen in Victoria. Other significant faith groups include Christians at 25.2%, Hindus at 7.4%, and Buddhists at 5.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dandenong, the largest group is Islam at 34%, followed by Christianity (25%) and No religion (14%).
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- Catholic 12.3%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Orthodox 3.6%
- Anglican 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 13.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 3.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20707/dandenong/topic/religion