64.7% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sassafras
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 65% of people in Sassafras report having no religion, which is among the highest proportions for areas like it. This makes the community far less religious than the typical Victorian or Australian resident.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 64.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 27.4%, while Buddhism, Judaism and Islam each account for 1.5% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sassafras, No religion is the majority at 65%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 63.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 11.1%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22239/sassafras/topic/religion