55.9% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Peterborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Peterborough report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This shift makes the town's spiritual landscape quite different from the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 55.9% of residents identify as having no religion, which is 17 percentage points above both the Victorian and Australian figures. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 32.6%, while no residents identify with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Peterborough, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 53.8%
- Secular beliefs 1.6%
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- Catholic 14.7%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22062/peterborough/topic/religion