31.5% ▲ +92.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Essendon North · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Essendon North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spirituality play a significant role in the daily lives of people in Essendon North, where over half the population identifies as Christian. This area has a much stronger religious presence than the state and national averages, with a notably lower proportion of people reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.6% of residents are Christian, while 31.5% report no religion, a figure well below the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Other faiths are also present, including Hinduism at 5.4%, Islam at 3.3%, and Buddhism at 3.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Essendon North, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 32%.
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- Catholic 33.9%
- Orthodox 5.8%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 31.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Essendon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20887/essendon-north/topic/religion