48.5% ▲ +78.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Portland · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Portland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Portland identify as having no religion than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population falls into this group, marking a significant shift in the town's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 48.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national average of 38.9%. Christians represent the next largest group at 41.3%, while Buddhism and Hinduism account for 0.6% and 0.5% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.1%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 6.1%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22110/portland/topic/religion