50.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lima · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the people in Lima report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in most other areas. This shift towards no religion is a striking contrast to the typical patterns seen across Victoria and the rest of Australia.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the other main group at 46.7%, while other faiths like Islam and Buddhism are not present.
50.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lima splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Lima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21505/lima/topic/religion