12.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Tarneit
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Tarneit than in most similar areas. This faith-rich community sees only 12.7% of residents identifying as non-religious, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Hinduism (21.1%), Islam (15.0%), and other faiths (14.0%) all have a strong presence here, alongside Christianity at 28.2%. These diverse beliefs help explain why the 12.7% with no religion is far below the Victorian average of 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tarneit, the largest group is Christianity at 28%, followed by Hinduism (21%) and Islam (15%).
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Anglican 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Sikhism 13.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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- No religion 12.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 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 Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/religion