56.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sherbrooke
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Sherbrooke reports having no religion, which is far more common here than in most other areas. This shift toward secularism is a defining feature of the local community, with 56.1% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do identify with a faith most often choose Christianity at 24.1%, followed by other religions at 3.4%, Buddhism at 2.7%, and Hinduism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sherbrooke, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 55.1%
- Secular beliefs 1.4%
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- Anglican 6.4%
- Catholic 5.1%
- Pentecostal 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Other Christian 1.0%
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- Sikhism 2.7%
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 Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/religion