56.2% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Elphinstone
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Elphinstone report having no religion, a figure that is far above the national average. This trend makes the area stand out compared to most other similar places across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 56.2% of residents claim no religion, which is 17 percentage points higher than both the Victorian and Australian figures. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian at 32.5%, while Buddhism and other religions each account for 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Elphinstone, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 32%.
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- No religion 54.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
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- Catholic 13.3%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.5%
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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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/religion