55.3% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
The Basin · Suburb / Locality
Religion in The Basin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the population in The Basin reports having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This shift makes the area stand out compared to most similar places, with 55.3% of residents claiming no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 55.3% of people reporting no religion, this is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 36.7%, while Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam each make up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In The Basin, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 54.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Other Christian 6.1%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22496/the-basin/topic/religion