50.9% ▲ +83.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thomson · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Thomson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people report no religion in Thomson than across the state, with 50.9% of residents claiming no faith. This gap of 12 percentage points makes it stand out compared to both Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half the population identify as having no religion, which is much higher than in most other areas. Christianity is the next most common faith at 36.7%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus, Buddhists, and other religions.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thomson, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 50.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Thomson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22506/thomson/topic/religion