60.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunderland Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over 60% of people in Sunderland Bay report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift away from traditional faith is a defining feature of the local community, with far fewer people identifying as religious than the state or national figures.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here has no religion, a figure that is 21 points higher than the Victorian average. While 60.5% of the population identify as non-religious, Christianity is the next most common faith at 25.8%.
60.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Sunderland Bay, No religion is the majority at 60%; Christianity is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22393/sunderland-bay/topic/religion